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This was at Indiana University (in Bloomington, Indiana) in Fall 2017. The Indiana University Outdoor Adventures club went on a hike through a nearby cave. To p
by avhon1 9y ago
This was at Indiana University (in Bloomington, Indiana) in Fall 2017. The Indiana University Outdoor Adventures club went on a hike through a nearby cave. To prevent vandalism and overtraffiking, the cave has a locking gate inside the entrance. (Far enough inside that there is no cell signal at the gate.) (I believe the key can be checked out from the park office.) One new member fell behind the group, and:
* his assigned buddy completely forgot about him, and
* the club leaders failed to account for him at an end-of-hike headcount.
Later that weekend, somebody who was on the trip (I think it was his "buddy") realized what had happened, contacted a club leader, and they drove out to the cave. They found him just inside the entrance. He had spent about 2 nights inside the cave with no food and little water. He was fine, but it caused a bit of a ruckus in the news.
FWIW, the Indiana University Outdoor Adventures club continues to operate as a university student organization. [0]
[0] https://imu.indiana.edu/activities/outdoor-adventures/index.html https://imu.indiana.edu/activities/outdoor-adventures/index....