Eastern Region of the National Cave Rescue Commission
Providing Cave Rescue Training and Resource Coordination to Delaware, New Jersey (southern), Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia

Cave Rescue, January 9, 1983

Bear Cave

REPORT

On Sunday, January 9, two boys went exploring in Bear Cave, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. They had two flashlights with one spare set of batteries. This semi-maze cave proved too confusing and their lights failed before they could exit. The two had left word with their parents, however, as to their destination, so in due time rescuers were called and the victims were found. They had been underground 17 hours..

References

Bruce Randall Personall Communication Jan 20, 1983.

Analysis

Another example of outside the caving community caver grabbing insufficient light to do a little exploring.