Brooklyn Man Trapped In Hudson Valley Cave Makes A Narrow Escape

WARNING; If you suffer from Claustrophobia, fear of being in closed or narrow spaces, you might not even want to read this article.

Late one night a New York man found himself stuck in a Hudson Valley cave, his body literally wedged into such a small and restrictive space that he started to become hypothermic. How did this happen? How was he rescued? Take a deep breath before you view the pictures below.

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On Sunday May 17th, just after 9pm, according to a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) press release, officers responded to the town of Canaan, NY in Columbia County for a cave rescue.

The request was to rescue a subject stuck in Merlin’s Cave, approximately 400 feet from the entrance. Allegedly, while crawling, the subject from Brooklyn slipped into a tight crevice. The subject was not injured but was wedged by the rib cage and pelvis and becoming hypothermic.

Ranger Gullen and other National Cave Rescue Commission team members arrived and attempted to remove the subject from his entrapment. They determined they needed a hammer drill to remove some of the rock. After six hours, once free, the subject exited the cave on their own.

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The Northeastern Cave Conservancy states, cave exploration on karst terrain may involve risk or injury, even death from various hazards, such as slippery ground, open pits, falling, being struck by falling objects, becoming lost, the presence or sudden appearance of water, and hypothermia.