incident at Indian Grave Point Cave

Date
11th Jun 1985
Publication
ACA 1984-1985 p. 407
Cave
Indian Grave Point Cave
State
Tennessee
County
DeKalb
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Unknown
Group type
Unknown
Group size
3
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
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Injured cavers

Name Age Sex Injuries Injured areas
Warner, David 19 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded

Incident report

On Tuesday, June 11, three cavers entered Indian Grave Point Cave in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Previous to this, one of the group, David Warner (19) had injured an arm. After caving for a while, the injured arm lost some of its function and Warner was unable to proceed over breakdown and up handlines. His companions found their way out and reported Warner's predicament to the Sheriff. Unfortunately they were unfamiliar with the cave and could not lead the authorities to Warner. Cavers were able to question the two and guess the appropriate part of the cave to search. Sure enough, Warner was found in the Schoolhouse Passage and assisted out of the cave.

Summary

Caver David Warner was unable to proceed in the cave due to a pre-existing arm injury that lost function while caving.

References

  1. DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Smithville, TN, "Accident Report" undated
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