Soon after a tour boat flipped over during a tour of a dimly lit cavern system in upstate New York, members of another group recalled a similar experience while taking the same tour eight years ago
during a tour of a dimly lit cavern system, leaving one passenger dead, members of another group recalled a similar experience while taking the same tour eight years ago and questioned whether anything had been done since then to make the attraction safer.
Eight years earlier, clients and staff of the former Baker Victory Services ended up in the water when their boat also flipped, said John Pitts, spokesman for the agency, which has since been renamed OLV Human Services. On Monday, one man died and 11 people were taken to hospitals, mostly with minor injuries, after the tour boat operated by Lockport Cave Tours capsized.
"His wife remains in shock, unable to come to terms with this fatal event that unfolded before her eyes," a, said."We are all seeking answers to the why and how of this tragedy." “Thankfully, this kid knew how to swim and was strong,” Scavone said by phone Tuesday, “but there was nothing to grab onto, the sides were slippery. It was pitch black. The boat was capsized.”
Elizabeth Morrissette, who appeared on “GMA” alongside her husband, Daniel, said people were panicking and yelling loudly Monday as she and the other passengers were thrown into the water, which emergency officials said was between 5 feet and 6 feet deep.
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