Bill Steele's mention of Kerr Plunk reminded me of another similarly
appropriate place name in a cave. Actually, it was in the Buenavista Mine at
Minas Viejas. Brian Burton (RIP) had his dog along on one trip into the mine.
The dog suddenly raced ahead and jumped to its death down a 100-foot shaft. We
have no idea why the dog did that; best guess is that it thought it was a pool
of water. We named the shaft Dog Gone Pit.
Mark Minton
mmin...@caver.net
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On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 5:10 PM, Bill Steele
<cwilliamste...@gmail.com<mailto:cwilliamste...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Tennessee caver Chris Kerr fell in Sistema Purificacion in 1978 and fractured
his femur. Cavers from Austin drove Terry Sayther’s caving truck up into a
military C130 cargo plane and were flown to Victoria, Tamps., Mexico to rescue
him. The spot where he fell is named Kerr Plunk.
Bill Steele
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