Another flooding situation that Nancy and I were almost caught in was in Sótano de San Agustín (Huautla, Mexico) in 1985. We were among the last to make it out after a big rain. I knew there was a problem because I had been killing time while waiting my turn to climb by digging a trench to drain a small pool at the base of the entrance drop, but the water level kept rising and then turned brown. Our group made it out, but three others were trapped above Camp 1. They were okay, but the shaft series leading out was a swirling vortex devoid of airspace. They got out 9 hours later when a group of two went in the help them during a lull in the rain. It then proceeded to rain the rest of the night. That was in April, normally the height of the dry season.
Mark Minton From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Weaver Sent: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 11:57 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Nat Geographic - Epic flood sends cavers scrambling for their lives excellent article. thanks. reminds me being trapped in Infernillo for 4 days as our sandy floored camp was flooded to the ceiling. that was the extent of the comparables. tho we did lose a lot of supplies to the rushing water. Nancy A 2-years-ago description of sudden flooding in the world's deepest cave with beautiful photos and video. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/flood-escape-deepest-ca ve-veryovkina-abkhazia Miles Abernathy
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