US EditionResearcher rescued from one of Texas' deepest known caves
Over 60 rescuers from multiple agencies completed a 17-hour technical operation to extract the injured researcher nearly 500 feet underground in Sorcerer's Cave.
- On Sunday morning, a specialized rescue team of more than 60 personnel extricated a researcher from Sorcerer's Cave, a 567-foot-deep cave in Terrell County containing the Sirion River.
- On Saturday evening, a dislodged rock struck a female researcher around 6–7 p.m. as the team ascended from the River Pit about 470 feet underground, delaying their call for help until about 9 p.m.
- A 17-hour rescue operation included a nine-hour technical vertical rescue through tight squeezes and vertical pits , with U.S. Border Patrol BORSTAR making contact at 3 a.m. and providing ropes.
- After reaching the surface, the injured researcher with serious head and back injuries was taken across rough terrain to an AeroCare helicopter and flown to an Odessa hospital, where officials said she was stable in intensive care.
- In the broader context, Texas Game Wardens, the Terrell County Sheriff's Office, Texas DPS, and rescue groups responded to Sorcerer's Cave, whose vertical layout and features like the 'Poltergeist Pit' make it extremely hazardous.
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Injured researcher rescued from one of Texas' deepest known caves in Terrell County
A researcher was rescued from one of Texas’s deepest known caves on Sunday, according to Texas Game Wardens. In a social media post, the Texas Game Wardens said a team was conducting research in the Sorcerer’s Cave in Terrell County. It is the deepest known cave in Texas, at 567 feet. Officials said a rock broke loose during the team’s ascent, striking a female researcher in the head around 6 p.m. The group was not able to alert authorities unt…
Injured researcher rescued in West Texas after Sorcerer's Cave rockfall
TERRELL COUNTY, Texas (KETK) - Several West Texas law enforcement agencies helped rescue a researcher on Sunday morning after she was injured inside of Sorcerer's Cave in Terrell County. According to the Texas Game Wardens, a rock broke loose and hit a researcher in the head at around 6 p.m. on Saturday while she and [...]
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