----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 7:01
PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Geocaching
accident
We had a trip planned to Crown King this weekend
with 4 other families. Decided to hit one or two caches on the way up and
stopped off to do the "B.B." cache. On the way back from a small
easy hike from the cache site one of our group slipped on some pea
gravel on a shallow 3 foot incline. She fell to the ground and dislocated her
ankle and broke it in two places. The group we were with consisted of 1
certified EMT and one former EMT and two police officers. We were able provide
the emergency services ourselves and get her to the hospital within an hour.
Two hours of surgery and lots of bolts later the ankle was put back together.
She is expected to be in the hospital for another day and off work for 4-6
weeks.
I'm posting this as a friendly reminder to be
careful when out doing the remote caches sites. Always let someone know where
you are going, bring a cell phone, and BE PREPARED for the unexpected.
This was not a difficult cache and was truly an accident. The remote location
of this cache could have made it much worse if it was a solo cache
hunter.
Ken