incident at Pine Hill Cave

Date
14th Feb 1983
Publication
ACA 1983-1984 p. 365
Cave
Pine Hill Cave
State
Kentucky
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Stranded
Group type
Unknown
Group size
Unknown
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
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Injured cavers

No injured cavers recorded.

Incident report

Cavers were trapped at the bottom of a pit, while on a through-trip, by lack of vertical gear which would allow them to go back, and by a blocked crawlway which prevented them from going on. A recent examination however shows that the 'trapped' cavers were fooled by a blocked floor drain and spent nearly a day awaiting rescue while the route to the rear entrance was only a ten foot, easy climb above them.

Summary

Cavers were stranded at the bottom of a pit in Pine Hill Cave due to lack of vertical gear and blocked passage, though an alternative route was later identified.

References

  1. Gary O'Dell, The Kentucky Caver 19:1 pp 4-5
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