Woman Rescued from the Deepest Cave in Texas

Did you know West Texas is home to the deepest cave in the state?

Sorcerer's Cave Rescue

Before you think of going cave diving at this place, it sits on private property and the landowner does not give permission often. However a group of researchers this week were given permission to explore Sorcerer's Cave in Terrell County, Texas. Since 1979, it has held the record for the deepest cave in the state. If you make it all the way down, it's 579 feet to the bottom.

Rock Fall Caused Injury to Researcher

Apparently on Saturday, a researcher was in one of the deepest parts of the cave that is known as 'The River Pit'. While climbing up, a rock became dislodged hitting her and injuring her. Where she was located was around 470 feet underground. As you can see below, rescue crews had to navigate through the caves not so convenient areas. Named things like 'Poltergeist Pit' or 'Demon Drop'.

Woman Rescued After Seventeen Hours in Sorcerer's Cave

The good news is that the woman is in stable condition and was airlifted from the scene after the grueling journey out of the cave. She is receiving treatment at a hospital in Odessa. As I mentioned earlier, this cave is on private property. So do not attempt to go explore yourself.

Expert on Sorcerer's Cave

Dr. George Veni told the Texas Standard of what it is like to explore this particular cave in Texas. He says the depth can be intimidating at first, but if you know what you're doing, it's quite the fun exploration here in Texas. "The basic rules are to never go alone, take several sources of light, wear a helmet with a chin strap, and let people know when and where you’re going. He also stressed the caver’s motto: Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time."