- Date
-
1st Feb 1984
approximate
- Publication
-
ACA 1983-1984
p. 365
- Cave
- Fisher Ridge System
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Unknown
- Country
- United States of America
- Category
- Cave
- Incident type
- Rockfall
- Group type
- Cavers
- Group size
- 3
- Aid type
- None
- Source
- Unknown
- Incident flags
-
Injured cavers
| Name |
Age |
Sex |
Injuries |
Injured areas |
| Ortiz, Keith |
Not recorded |
Not recorded |
Hit by rock |
Thigh |
Incident report
Three cavers rappelled fifty feet into the new Remington Sink Entrance amid a continuous fall of small material. Keith Ortiz was hit in the thigh by a shoebox-sized rock. They continued in and exited via the Historic Entrance which others agreed to rig before they left.
Summary
Keith Ortiz was hit by a falling rock while rappelling into Remington Sink Entrance.
References
- Personal Communication, Joe Saunders to Mike Dyas
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