American Caving Accidents

2008 Accident and Incident Reports on File
4 incidents on file

Last update: March 21, 2008

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The current file of reports for 2008 includes the incidents listed below. In some cases the reports are incomplete. If you have information about such incidents or about an incident which is not listed here, please contact the ACA Editor at aca@caves.org or use the online accident report form to report it.

Incidents listed in red are those for which the file is incomplete. The standard information required for an ACA incident summary is listed in the style guide.

 2008 Incidents

Date

Cave

Location

Result

Incident Type

5 January Rio Camuy Puerto Rico fatality rockfall
22 January Cueva El Gran Plano   Puebla, Mexico injury and aid caver fall
20 March Rainbow Cave Tennessee aid, no injury stranded, inexperience, inadequate equipment

 

Cave Diving Accidents and Incidents

2008 Diving Incidents

Date

Cave

Location

Result

Incident Type

10 March Devils Eye Florida fatality cause unknown

 

Caving-Related Incidents

2008 Caving-related Incidents

Date

Cave

Location

Result

Incident Type

         

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