incident at Nutt Cave

Date
2nd Nov 1984
Publication
ACA 1983-1984 p. 366
Cave
Nutt Cave
State
West Virginia
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Incident type
Difficulty on rope
Group type
Unknown
Group size
Unknown
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
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Injured cavers

No injured cavers recorded.

Incident report

Two cavers were exiting the cave when one, trying to ascend a thirty foot vertical wall, fell ten feet and slid down a slope to a creek, injuring his back.

Incident analysis

A caver rescue team carried out the evacuation.

Summary

Caver fell while ascending a vertical wall, injuring his back.

References

  1. Mike Weaver letter to George Dasher, undated
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