Cave rescue helps man get out of Raccoon Mountain Caverns

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Fire Department helper a man get out of Raccoon Mountain Caverns this afternoon.

He twisted his ankle more than a half mile down into the cavern.

Firefighters and Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue’s Cave-Cliff Team went in to help him out.

It turned into an ordeal.

He was able to walk some of the way, and was carried in a Stokes rescue basket through parts of tghe cave.

The trip out took 3 hours.

The man declined emergency treatment when he did get out of the cave.

**Photo by Bruce Garner/Chattanooga Fire Dept.