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At Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve, visitors may descend into the 143-foot-deep cavern via the walk-down path. By. Jennifer Green-April 19, 2023.
JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. – A man died while rappelling in a cave in Stephens Gap Saturday evening. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office identified the climber as 20-year-old Phillip Whitehea… ...
.Scottsboro-Jackson County Rescue SquadSeveral members of the Scottsboro-Jackson County Rescue Squad and other rescue personnel rescued an 18-year-old man from Stephens Gap Cave after he fell into ...
Patrick Werszner and a friend visited the Stephens Gap Cave Preserve in Jackson County last Sunday. The 18-year-old UAB student sat on a ledge -- what Stephens Gap cavers call "The Pedestal ...
“Stephens Gap Cave is beautiful, it’s absolutely gorgeous and a lot of cavers like to go to it, slot of rappellers like to go to it because it’s kind of set up for that,” said Harnen. Whiteheads ...
Stephens Gap Cave. Jackson County Sheriff Chuck Phillips identified the man’s body rescue crews found at Stephens Gap Cave as Juan Gerardo Cruces.
For 25 years, one local group has worked to preserve the region's vast network of caves. April 30, 2016 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated April 29, 2016 at 11:40 p.m.
JACKSON COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - Authorities have identified a body found at Stephens Gap Cave in Jackson County. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Juan Gerado Cruces was found ...
An 18-year-old Hoover man has died after a fall from a cave ledge in Jackson County, Ala. WAAY-TV reports that Patrick Werszner fell 100 feet Sunday from a ledge at Stephens Gap Cave.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Patrick Werszner and a friend visited the Stephens Gap Cave Preserve in Jackson County on Sept. 6. The 18-year-old UAB student sat on a ledge - what Stephens Gap cavers ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An 18-year-old Hoover man has died after a fall from a cave ledge in north Alabama. WAAY-TV (https://bit.ly/1LTKFYY ) reports that Patrick Werszner on Sunday fell 100 feet ...