incident at Cass Cave

Date
7th Mar 1969
Publication
ACA 1967-1970 p. 28
Cave
Cass Cave
State
West Virginia
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Difficulty on rope
Group type
Novice cavers
Group size
Unknown
Aid type
Underground aid
Source
Unknown
Incident flags
 

Injured cavers

Name Age Sex Injuries Injured areas
Stuart, Larry Not recorded Male Not recorded Not recorded

Incident report

On 7 March a group of four attempted to descend into the Big Room in Cass Cave. Larry Stuart (30?) rappelled first but their new rope twisted below him into a knot he could not clear. Rescuers were called.

After Stuart had hung 3 to 4 hours a few feet off the bottom, he was pulled up at about 8 p.m.

Source: M. Balister

Analysis: (Balister) "usual problem. Most experienced person (Stuart) was not in position to help himself. Luckily, water level was low for this time of year; if the water had been normal, Stuart would have been in ice-cold water all the time. He was not wearing an exposure suit."

This record was last updated on 27th Apr 2024 at 23:11 UTC.