incident at Fulford Cave

Date
11th Aug 1985
Publication
ACA 1984-1985 p. 408
Cave
Fulford Cave
State
Colorado
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Rockfall
Group type
Unknown
Group size
Unknown
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
Incident flags
 

Injured cavers

No injured cavers recorded.

Incident report

On Sunday, August 11, a group of cavers entered Fulford Cave in Colorado. At about 3 p.m. the entrance which had been dug open and timbered in 1892 by a miner, collapsed. Fortunately there is another entrance, requiring a 12 foot drop. This was rigged shortly after and the group exited without further incident.

Incident analysis

Fulford Cave Entrance Collapses

Summary

Fulford Cave entrance collapsed, but group exited safely through another entrance involving a 12 foot drop.

References

  1. Caving in the Rockies Fall 1985
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