incident at Fisher Ridge Cave

Date
20th Oct 1984
Publication
ACA 1983-1984 p. 366
Cave
Fisher Ridge Cave
State
Kentucky
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Equipment problems
Group type
Unknown
Group size
3
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
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Injured cavers

No injured cavers recorded.

Incident report

Three cavers entered via the Remington Entrance, rappelling the sixty foot drop on goldline. When they returned to exit, they found the rope lying at the bottom, having been chewed through by rodents. It had been and was still raining lightly but they chose to head for the Splash Entrance, since they felt it shouldn't be affected by a light rain. This proved to be correct.

Summary

A rappelling rope was chewed through by rodents, causing cavers to exit through a different entrance.

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