12.12.05

Students stuck in ice caves for 16 hours

"It was Saturday, October 29, Martinsen’s birthday. She and a few friends left the house that morning at 4 a.m. She was excited about going on the day-trip to the Darby Ice and Wind Caves.
They packed peanut butter sandwiches, granola bars, and plenty of water, extra batteries and gloves. They felt prepared to go hiking through the caves.
“You go in the ice caves and come out the wind caves,” Martinsen explained. “One of the guys had been before, so I wasn’t too worried.”
So, equipped with long underwear, fleece jackets and wind-breakers, they set out.
Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. Two or three hours into the hike, the group realized they were lost. (...)"

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