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Maryland coed rescued after 14 hour Newberry Cave ordeal
Ellen Witherite of Maryland, 21, was pulled from a 180 foot cave pit eight miles east of Bland Virginia after a 14 hour descent. Rescue teams including Virginia Tech Cave Club members and Wythe County squad lifted her to safety with a broken arm and shock avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland
John Eades
Virginia Tech
Ellen Therite
Annapolis
Newberry Cave
Coed
Tech Cave Club
Is Witherite
George Fairer
Danville
Peter Stoler
Bethesda
Fairer
Stoler
Eades
Emibers
Wythe County Rescue Squad
James B. Kegley Jr
Wytheville
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