| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergeson, Brian | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
On November 12, 1983, Brian Bergeson was leading a group of high school juniors and seniors, part of a Horizon's program, on a trip in Whiting's Neck Cave in West Virginia. They were setting anchors for a rappel when they noticed a group of Boy Scouts below. Descending, Bergeson observed that one of the scouts was prostrate and unconscious. He was told the boy had been so for 45 minutes. Since the scouts were hauling each other up bodily with a one inch hemp rope, and none too swiftly, Bergeson and his partner put the boy in a harness and hauled him up, while sending for an ambulance. The boy was carried out of the cave.
They never learned what was wrong with the unconscious youth. Bergeson suspects he was in shock from fright. He also lists the scout group's deficiencies: no backup lights, lack of proper vertical equipment and no one seemingly in charge.
A scout became unconscious and was rescued from Whiting's Neck Cave due to suspected shock from fright and inadequate equipment.