incident at Thunder River Cave

Date
1st Sep 1985 approximate
Publication
ACA 1984-1985 p. 408
Cave
Thunder River Cave
State
Arizona
County
Unknown
Country
United States of America
Category
Cave
Incident type
Unknown
Group type
Unknown
Group size
Unknown
Aid type
Unknown
Source
Unknown
Incident flags
 

Injured cavers

No injured cavers recorded.

Incident report

On Labor Day weekend a group of cavers was attempting to push upstream in Thunder River Cave in the Grand Canyon. As they exited, they were taking photos. At a turbulent narrow chute where two streams come together, a caver was asked to pose straddling the whitewater. The caver slipped and immediately was sucked under. She appeared five seconds later, five feet downstream and was pulled out. A handline was rigged for the others.

Summary

Caver slipped and was briefly submerged while posing for photographs at a turbulent narrow chute.

References

  1. Dave Bunnell The Explorer [So. Calif. Grotto] October 1985, p 129
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