Caver Stuck Forever | The Neil Moss Tragedy



On 22nd March 1959, Oscar Neil Moss, an Oxford undergrad went to Peak Cavern, Derbyshire Cave with some other cave enthusiasts. In an attempt to go beyond what thousands have only managed to explore, Moss dropped down an unexplored pothole 1,000 feet from the entrance cave, and there he became trapped.

Gradually becoming poisoned by carbon dioxide, his rescuers would race against time to try to save him and risking their lives in the rescue attempt.

This is the tragic story of the Neil Moss incident.

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30 thoughts on “Caver Stuck Forever | The Neil Moss Tragedy”

  1. I was a month old when this happened.
    The perpetual circle of life and death has always intrigued me.
    I was also born about two weeks after Buddy Holly's plane went down.
    The circle of life…
    When a baby is born, when I pass off the scene, at least I won't have died in a cave…no way!!!

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  2. Just blatantly ripping someone else's style. No one will notice.

    I didn't notice, I'm just saying someone might notice. The thumbnails aren't a dead giveaway, I promise. It just happened to end up looking that way by coincidence.

    No one will notice.

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  3. Here’s an idea… with all the technological advancements we have these days, build a top quality drone and send that down the cave. That way you can explore the cave and the only thing you could lose is a bit of tech.

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  4. umm couldn't they try to save him while having an oxygen tank? if you don't have the tank for you to breathe there how can you think that you can help him? People were that dumb? It's like you want to rescue someone from a very deep ocean without having one with yourself to begin with

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