Posted on 05/26/2016 3:04:40 PM PDT by Morgana
HORSE CAVE, Ky. (AP) -- Authorities say rising water from heavy rains has trapped 19 people in a Kentucky cave.
Horse Cave Fire Chief Donnie Parker says Thursday that two tour groups are trapped in Hidden River Cave in south-central Kentucky.
Parker says two local police officers who tried to rescue the tourists are among those still inside. He says the tour groups have been in the cave for several hours.
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Very good book about the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky.
That’s one of MANY reasons why you’ll never get me into a cave.........I’d have made a very poor caveman.
Claustrophobic cavemen were usually ridiculed by their peers........
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