| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, Judy | 36 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
On February 19, 1983 a group was doing a ridge walk near Newsoms Sink in Alabama. Judy Lincoln (36) was climbing on the north wall of a sinkhole thought to be the end of Turtle Cave. At a point about 20 feet above the floor a 200 pound rock came loose causing her to fall. She landed on her back, on rocks, but was missed by the falling boulder. She was incapacitated so a stretcher was improvised to take her to vehicles and then to hospital. She suffered kidney damage but has since recovered.
The victim was experienced in caving and climbing and reportedly tested the boulder hold only to have it fail in use. One suggestion might be that the time to choose a belay in short climbs is when one can no longer merely drop to the floor, catching the fall with the feet (upright). That is, whenever a hold failure will cause the climber to fall such that he lands on something other than his feet, he is out of control and is in grave risk of injury, and needs a belay, even on a short climb.
Judy Lincoln fell when a boulder hold failed while she was climbing, resulting in kidney damage.