incident at Radium Springs Cave

Date
1st Mar 1985 approximate
Publication
ACA 1984-1985 p. 402
Cave
Radium Springs Cave
State
Georgia
County
Dougherty
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave Diving
Incident type
Drowning
Group type
Unknown
Group size
2
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
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Injured cavers

Name Age Sex Injuries Injured areas
Meadows, Clifford 24 Not recorded Death Not recorded

Incident report

In March two divers entered Radium Springs in Dougherty County, Georgia. These were Clifford Meadows (24) and Bryant Leggett. They had explored for a while when Meadows motioned to Leggett that he wanted to surface. They were apparently following a permanently fixed line when Leggett stopped "to correct problems he was having with his air tank." Shortly after, he continued out to find Meadows absent. Meadows' body was found "in a small underwater room."

Summary

Caver Clifford Meadows drowned in Radium Springs Cave, Georgia, while cave diving with Bryant Leggett.

References

  1. Ed. "Georgian drowns in cave" Altanta Journal March 27, 1985.
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