Tourist cave worker found dead after failing to return from inside
Web Posted: 04/30/2007 10:49 PM CDT
Vincent T. Davis
Express-News
Rescue workers found the body of a man in the Cave Without a Name on Monday
several hours after he entered a passage and didn't return, authorities
said.
At 9 p.m., workers found the location where the man, who was in his mid-40s,
died, said Jeff Fincke, emergency management coordinator for Kendall County.
Workers were still trying to recover the body before 10 p.m. Authorities
withheld the victim's name until his next of kin could be notified. Fincke
said the cause of death was undetermined at the time.
The victim and another man, both employees at the tourist spot, went in the
cave in the River Mountain subdivision to dislodge a blockage they suspected
was causing slow water flow, Fincke said.
The victim went deeper into the cave than the other worker and they lost
contact with each other, Fincke said. After more than 20 minutes without
contact, the other worker notified emergency agencies.
More than 90 searchers from the South Texas Regional Advisory Council for
Trauma, San Antonio Fire Department Technical Rescue Team and spelunkers
specializing in special rescues took part.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA050107.05B.cave_rescue.35cb410.html
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Visit our website: http://texascavers.com
To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com
For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
