No injured cavers recorded.
Sometime in August 1984, kids were playing in the Gorge of the Rogue River about two miles upstream from the Natural Bridge, north of Medford, Oregon. One boy (12) slipped and fell into a hole. This apparently led to a cave which takes part of the flow of the river. The boy was swept off into the cave and the body was never recovered.
Climbing above a drop usually creates a natural fear which in turn brings caution. Climbing above water seems safe - but this is only true if the water is calm.
A 12-year-old boy slipped into a hole that led to a cave in Rogue River Gorge while playing and was swept away by the river, resulting in a fatality.