23 April 1925: The corpse of Floyd Collins was removed from Sand Cave, part of Mammoth Cave; a spelunker during the "Kentucky Cave Wars," Collins became trapped on 30 January; the attempts to rescue him were a national sensation, broadcast on the newfangled radio; Collins perished around 13 February & was finally reached on 16 February; it took a further two months to recover his corpse.
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