more for katie but feel free to look around

• Cave DIVING: The NSS-CDS Accident Analysis Committee
• Caving / SPELUNKING: American Caving Accidents via the National Speleological Society
  • American Caving Accidents 2006

For Zack! Context to weave into the story as needed and whatnot

• The cave stays a constant 56° throughout the year
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Official/Most Reliable Sources:

ZACK, START HERE! – Willard Rouse Jillson and the Crystal Cave of Sloans Valley, Kentucky on Gary Odell’s site

• Does a great job DESCRIBING what the Kentucky // Sloans Valley Cave area/interior is like so I think this would be super useful when setting the scene for the episode!
• Also includes some history of the area :)

Kentucky Speleological Survey,  Annual Report

• Vol. 18, March 2019 — discusses brief history of the cave
• initial attempts to map the cave
• 20th longest cave system in the US

Sloans Valley Cave - RKC Preserve official website

• Talks about the property ownership history, as well as the entrances which have since been renamed a few times (most notably, the Garbage Pit Entrance)
• Includes high resolution property map

RKCI Newsletter - SLOANS VALLEY PRESERVE IN OUR SIGHTS AT LAST !!!

• Winter 2018 newsletter — discusses Garbage Pit Entrance & Scowling Tom Entrance // includes some pictures!!

YouTube videos, Forums & Online Discussions/Comments:

Sloans Valley Cave - Great Rock Sink Entrance // US Cavers Forum

Remember: Make it part of the lore that we cannot be responsible for sharing information about a potentially dangerous cave esp when it’s on private property, etc (however you wanna word it!)

• October 29th 2007 – Bill Walden shares this PSA:
  Great Rock Sink is closed to sport cavers. Period.
  The property is being posted with no trespassing signs and cave protection signs. The owner Mr. Lynne Haynes wants to keep people out of the cave. He has been experiencing problems with spelunkers entering and exiting without having asked permission. He has been confronting groups who have been going to or exiting from the Great Rock Sink Entrance. Mr. Haynes owns the entrance and the surrounding land. Please respect the land owner.
  For years most of us have assumed the entrance is on US Army Corps of Engineers land. It is not. The Corps of Engineers has an easement to the current water level of Lake Cumberland -- what ever that water level is. At the moment the water level is well inside the cave.
  Several of us met with Mr. Haynes yesterday to discuss the situation. As a result of the meeting on his front porch yesterday, cavers who have a genuine interest in doing scientific work, surveying, or other valid cave study can obtain written permission to enter the cave. Cavers must personally advise Mr. Haynes when they are entering the cave. If you are interested in doing work in the cave, please contact me or Hilary Lambert and we will put you in touch with Mr. Haynes.
  Under no circumstances should cavers enter or exit Great Rock Sink without first having obtained permission from Mr. Haynes!

What the cave looks like inside // YouTube

• Description of The Post Office Entrance:
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POV of the Garbage Pit entrance // YouTube

• Shows the first minute or two of entering from the direction of the Garbage Pit Entrance

POV of the Crockett Entrance // YouTube

• previously called the Garbage Pit Entrance

Sloans Valley Cave - Garbage Pit Entrance trip report // US Cavers Forum

• December 9th 2007 — user @plainasty took his older sister caving and describes how they entered the cave
• Context could be useful for the script

Misc.:

Sloans Valley Cave System Map // ResearchGate

• Looks like you can download a higher quality version of this map on the site
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Jim & Susan Reeves

• Jan 1st (exact date not confirmed, could be correct though) 1974 — Jim & Susan Reeves are rescued

Deaths:

Caver dives in Sloans Valley Cave, Kentucky // US Cavers Forum

• November 25th, 2006 – Edward Martin pronounced dead on the scene after falling 20-30’ while on annual Thanksgiving trip (more news articles & context shared)
• Entered through the Garbage Pit Entrance
• the Screaming Willy Entrance was closed due to this incident
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Authorities: Man falls into pit in Ky. cave, dies - 12/16/2009

• December 16th, 2009 – Steven Troxell, 21, who died of blunt force trauma
• PULL THIS SOURCE
• FROM THE COURRIER JOURNAL:
  TATEVILLE, Ky. — A man slipped into a deep pit and was killed Wednesday while exploring a treacherous southeastern Kentucky cave, officials said.
  Crews worked for hours to recover the body of Steven Troxell, 21, who died of blunt force trauma, said Pulaski County Coroner Richard New.
  Troxell and two companions were walking inside the Sloans Valley Cave when he fell into the cone-shaped, 30-foot-deep pit. His companions called 911 about 3 p.m., officials said. The coroner said the three were not experienced cavers.
  The opening to the cave is located on private property, and it was not clear whether the owners were aware anyone was exploring it, New said.
  Troxell's body was found about three-quarters of a mile inside the cave, which is part of a system that meanders about 25 miles beneath private and public lands in a part of Kentucky known for its outdoor recreation. The system is one of the longest in the world.
  “It's probably one of the most treacherous caves in the county and probably in the cave system,” New said.
• NOTE: Pretty sure he died on the 16th and the reporting came out the next day, just in case you see December 17th listed anywhere (but still verify)
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