Posted on 10/25/2022 7:06:14 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Five people have been trapped 200 feet underground for more than 24 hours at the Grand Canyon Caverns in Arizona after an elevator at the tourist attraction malfunctioned, authorities said Monday.
The five tourists became stranded inside the country’s largest dry caverns — where there is an underground hotel suite and restaurant — at sundown Sunday, Coconino Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jon Paxton told NBC News.
The individuals have medical conditions that prevented them from climbing 20 flights of stairs to reach above ground in Peach Springs, Paxton told Fox News.
The stairwell is similar to an old fire escape, compounding the issue of accessibility, he added.
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NIGHTMARE!!
BACCARRAT tables in many casinos don’t have a seat number 4 for the same reason. 4 is unlucky to Asians.
Or they could put in a stair lift for emergencies...
Nice place to hang out if you choose the day Biden starts World War III...
29 years ago I was moving from Phoenix, AZ to Oregon and stopped and slept overnight in a parking lot on the south rim overlooking the canyon.
Thank the Lord that we now have GPS.
“Medical conditions.” Just say it: A bunch of fatsos who can’t make it up a flight of stairs if their life depended on it. Drop down some farewell pizzas and pave it over. Like the modern American version of an Egyptian tomb.
Just like the Kirk Douglas movie ‘Ace in the Hole’ (1951 film).
We ate our WWII C-Rations with gusto. Hunger is a great motivator.
Steve1989MREinfo has made a Youtube career out of consuming old c rations.
1951 Korea RCI C Ration B Unit Nightmare MRE Review Nasty Spoiled Old Food
1964 Vietnam MCI C Ration Ham & Lima Beans Vintage MRE Review
1969 Vietnam Meal Combat Individual C Ration Spaghetti Vintage MRE Review
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