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Man dies in Ophir Cave in Montana

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Man dies in Ophir Cave in Montana

Postby Ernie Coffman » Jun 30, 2009 9:08 am

Looking down into a cave to take pictures of a vertical opening, the guy falls 50 feet and dies. This is the article on Ophir Cave in Montana. http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/0 ... 0_cave.txt
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Re: Man dies in Ophir Cave in Montana

Postby Rick Brinkman » Jun 30, 2009 1:01 pm

Another article with more information:
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2009/06/30/area/hjjajdgjjhhcfi.txt
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