No injured cavers recorded.
September 21 saw a trip into Cricket that completed the survey of a cave from which 'rescue would be virtually impossible.' Thirteen cavers participated in the last three trips - four falls were taken, several cavers had a very hard time with the waterfall climb, one caver was pinned, three had ledges crumble under them in canyon traverses, there was one carbide explosion, but only one minor injury received medical attention.
Naturally. (Tom Spina 'I remember Cricket' The West Virginia Caver 3(6) December 1985, 3).
During the survey of Cricket Cave involving 13 cavers, multiple incidents occurred including falls, difficulties with a waterfall climb, a caver getting pinned, ledges crumbling, and a carbide explosion, resulting in one minor injury.