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Collins died of thirst and hunger compounded by exposure through hypothermia after being isolated for a total of 14 days, and three days before a rescue shaft reached his position. Collins' body was recovered two months later.
- Cave exploration in Central Kentucky; being trapped in Sand Cave and dying before a rescue party could get to him
- c. February 13, 1925 (aged 37), Cave City, Kentucky, U.S.
- William Floyd Collins, July 20, 1887, Auburn, Kentucky, U.S.
15. März 2023 · In February 1925, explorer William Floyd Collins died after becoming trapped underground in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park and was soon buried in a tomb nearby. Floyd Collins was trapped in Sand Cave for more than two weeks before he finally succumbed to starvation and exposure in February 1925.
- Austin Harvey
12. Okt. 2013 · Floyd Collins was a cave explorer who died once, and was buried four times, once as a tourist spectacle. Back on January 30, 1925, he was searching for an entrance to Mammoth Cave in Sand...
- Allison Meier
On the eighteenth day after his entrapment, rescuer’s finally reached Floyd via a 55 ft. vertical shaft, but it was too late. Floyd Collins was pronounced dead of exposure, and Sand Cave was sealed with Floyd’s body inside. Only months later would his body be removed for a formal burial closer to his family’s home near Crystal Cave.
15. März 2023 · History Uncovered Episode 60: The Agonizing Death Of Floyd Collins Inside Sand Cave. Published March 15, 2023. Explore More Episodes. In the winter of 1925, spelunker Floyd Collins spent 17 torturous days trapped inside the depths of Kentucky's Sand Cave before he finally perished.
- Austin Harvey
4. Dez. 2023 · Floyd Collins traipsed over damp leaves and thawing snow and stepped into the shadow of a cave. It was an unusually warm Kentucky winter morning—January 30, 1925—and a thick curtain of icicles ...
4. Mai 2021 · It took two months to extract his body from below the Earth. Fortunately, his tragic death marked the only human casualty of the Kentucky Cave Wars. Floyd was determined to get a piece of the tourist cave pie. He knew of one called Sand Cave that was located on the road ahead of most of the other show caves.
