incident at Streamway Cave

Date
8th Oct 1985
Publication
ACA 1984-1985 p. 408
Cave
Streamway Cave
State
California
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

October 8, 1985
A caver was attempting to descend through the breakdown floor of a canyon passage, when a slab six feet by three by three suddenly slid onto him as he sat on another boulder. He managed to hold the slab with his legs while companions passed him rocks to use to jam the large slab in place. He was then able to crawl from beneath it. It had begun to compress his breathing when he stabilized it. (Mark Fritzke Personal Communication October 8, 1985).

Summary

A caver narrowly escaped injury when a large rock slab slid onto him while descending through a breakdown.

References

  1. Mark Fritzke Personal Communication October 8, 1985
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