incident at Salts Cave

Date
1st Sep 1983 approximate
Publication
ACA 1983 p. 357
Cave
Salts Cave
State
Kentucky
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Incident type
Rockfall
Group type
Unknown
Group size
Unknown
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
Incident flags
 

Injured cavers

Name Age Sex Injuries Injured areas
Estes, Gerry Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded

Incident report

Gerry Estes pulled a 75 pound piece of the wall onto his face, sustaining a bump on the forehead and a deep cut on his nose which required stitches.

Summary

Gerry Estes sustained a facial injury requiring stitches after a rockfall incident in Salts Cave.

References

  1. CRF Newsletter Nov, 1983 p 6
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