| Name | Age | Sex | Injuries | Injured areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martaine, Jeffery | 23 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
On November 19, Jeffery Martaine (23) and several friends went caving in Sharers Cave, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Apparently they rigged a rope at a short drop only fifty feet from the entrance. When Martaine tried to climb up, hand-over-hand, he lost his grip and fell a short distance. This resulted in a wrist injury and moderate rope burns. Martaine now could not climb out. At 4 p.m. his friends called for help. Centre County Dispatching Center got the call and notified the Fire Department, OES and Nittany Grotto. At about 4:30 p.m. he was pulled up the drop and exited the cave.
We cavers use sophisticated vertical rigs, easily do the deepest pits in the world; the casual spelunker goes hand-over-hand on a twenty foot drop and gets in serious trouble. Interesting
Caver Jeffery Martaine fell while climbing hand-over-hand on a rope, resulting in wrist injury and rope burns; required assistance to exit.