It was an ordinary day. Just finished reading about emergency crews who rescued a man in Clark Nature Preserve in nearby Martic Township in an hours long effort after he became trapped in Wind Cave, a popular spelunking spot located near the Conestoga trail. The rescued man was uninjured, crews told dispatchers. Emergencies from multiple agencies navigated through narrow, slippery passages in the dark to read the man, according to th social media post from Rawlinsville Fire Company. With limited space, crews chiseled away enough rock to free the trapped spelunker, then hoisted man out of the crevice. First responders were called to Clark Nature Preserve shortly after 6 p.m. and cleared the scene around midnight. Lancaster County Rescue Task Force No. 36 - a specialized ruse team made up of members of the Lancaster City Bureau of Fire, Manheim Township and Blue Rock Fire Rescue - and Rawliinsville and Conestoga Fire Companies tried to free the man during several attempts. Police closed a section of Bridge Valley Road during the rescue. It was not the first time someone had been tapped in the Wind Cave, also known as Cold Cave. There have been six rescues reported at the cave since 1993. The most recent occur4ed in February 2018, when a Boy Scout slipped while crawling through a passage and became pinned by a huge rock. It took emergency crews - including Rawlinsville Fire Company - seven hours to rescue him. Wind Cave is one of the largest tectonic caves in the Eastern United States. While the majority of caves in the USA were formed from water erosion of limestone, these caves are formed by the mass movement of bedrock through tectonic forces. While most tectonic caves are small, Wind Cave has almost 2,00 feet of passageways and rooms. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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| Looking down the passageway! |
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