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William Floyd Collins (July 20, 1887 [a] – c. February 13, 1925) was an American cave explorer, principally in a region of Kentucky that houses hundreds of miles of interconnected caves, today a part of Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest known cave system in the world.
Mar 15, 2023 · In February 1925, explorer William Floyd Collins died after becoming trapped underground in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park and was soon buried in a tomb nearby. Floyd Collins was trapped in Sand Cave for more than two weeks before he finally succumbed to starvation and exposure in February 1925.
Dec 4, 2023 · Floyd Collins traipsed over damp leaves and thawing snow and stepped into the shadow of a cave. It was an unusually warm Kentucky winter morning—January 30, 1925—and a thick curtain of icicles...
Mar 15, 2023 · In the winter of 1925, spelunker Floyd Collins spent 17 torturous days trapped inside the depths of Kentucky's Sand Cave before he finally perished. In the early decades of the 20th century, Kentucky was in the grips of what are now known as the Cave Wars.
Floyd Collins was pronounced dead of exposure, and Sand Cave was sealed with Floyd’s body inside. Only months later would his body be removed for a formal burial closer to his family’s home near Crystal Cave.
Oct 12, 2013 · Floyd Collins was a cave explorer who died once, and was buried four times, once as a tourist spectacle. Back on January 30, 1925, he was searching for an entrance to Mammoth Cave in Sand...
Quick Facts. Significance: Renowned cave explorer whose death brought national attention to the Mammoth Cave Area. Place of Birth: Logan County, Kentucky. Date of Birth: June 20, 1887. Place of Death: Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, KY. Date of Death: c. February 13, 1925. Place of Burial: Mammoth Cave, KY. Cemetery Name:
