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The Agonizing Death Of Floyd Collins, The Cave Explorer Who Was Trapped Underground For 17 Days Before He Finally Perished
The Agonizing Death Of Floyd Collins, The Cave Explorer Who Was Trapped Underground For 17 Days Before He Finally Perished On January 30, 1925, William Floyd Collins got stuck in a passageway deep inside Kentucky's Sand Cave, inciting a media spectacle that drew tens of thousands of people to the scene in hopes of seeing him rescued. On January 30, 1925, Floyd Collins squeezed himself inside Kentucky's Sand Cave in hopes of exploring its caverns and turning it into a tourist attraction. But as Collins tried to make his way out through a tiny passageway barely bigger than his own body, he accidentally dislodged a 27-pound rock that pinned his leg — and left him trapped deep underground. For the next 17 days, rescue teams tried desperately to save Collins as news of his predicament spread across the nation. Engineers, geologists, miners, and fellow cavers all came together to brainstorm ways to save the doomed explorer. But in the end, their efforts were for naught and Collins ev