| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belski, Dave | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Belski, Carol | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gilson, Dick | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gilson, Sandy | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
On October 31, 1982, Dave and Carol Belski and Dick and Sandy Gilson entered Park's Ranch Cave in Eddy County, New Mexico. This was to be a quick tour. Five minutes into the cave Dave Belski (45) stopped to wait for the others. To pass the time he climbed a small chimney. When the others approached, he slid back down. At the bottom he missed his footing on the edge of the ledge level with the main passage and fell an additional three feet or so, striking his right wrist on a rock as he did so. The wrist was painful so they left the cave. The wrist proved to be broken.
Possibly one is more accident prone when fooling around on an easy trip than on a trip which you know to be dangerous such that your mind is focused on the hazards.
Dave Belski fell while waiting for others, losing his footing and breaking his wrist.