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Teen crawls into cave-like opening to explore — then can’t get out, Oregon rescuers say

Firefighters responded to a teen trapped in a crevice on June 19 in Cornelius, Oregon, officials said.
Firefighters responded to a teen trapped in a crevice on June 19 in Cornelius, Oregon, officials said. Cornelius Fire Department

A teenager climbed into a cave-like crevice, then couldn’t get out without help, rescuers in Oregon said.

The teen found an opening in the ground and wanted to explore it on Monday, June, 19, in Cornelius, the local fire department said in a Twitter post.

But when they couldn’t get out, rescuers were called to help.

Firefighters got to the teen and said it was an “abnormal rescue situation.”

They helped the teenager out of the crevice, and no one was injured, firefighters said.

“While it might seem fun to explore the unknowns of the underground, please refrain from doing so,” the fire department said.

Cornelius is about 25 miles west of Portland.

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This story was originally published June 20, 2023 at 11:46 AM with the headline "Teen crawls into cave-like opening to explore — then can’t get out, Oregon rescuers say."

Helena Wegner
McClatchy DC
Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s based in Phoenix.
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