| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Leroy | 26 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
On September 5, a church group was out hiking near Thackerville, Oklahoma when they came upon the Rattlesnake Entrance to Wild Woman Cave. Leroy Brown (26) tried the entrance drop and climbed down about 35 feet. A hold gave way at that point and he fell 40 feet suffering a broken left leg, hip and ankle plus severe head lacerations. Local authorities were called and three hours later had completed his evacuation.
The victim had no helmet or rope and apparently decided to go 'caving' on the spur of the moment. I believe organized caving has an obligation to teach proper techniques to the non-organized caving public but no training program would reach someone like this victim.
Caver fell 40 feet due to hold giving way, suffering multiple injuries.