A cave explorer got stuck and remained conscious and communicative as thousands gathered above ground during the failed ...

William Floyd Collins, a renowned cave explorer, entered Sand Cave in Kentucky on 30 January 1925 with a single kerosene lamp ...

An explorer of the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky who died 100 years ago is credited with the creation of the national park. WKYU's Michael Collins reports. This segment aired on February 19, 2025.

On February 4, after five days, Sand Cave collapsed in two places, sealing off the only route volunteers had to reach Collins ...

A national park in Kentucky has the longest known cave system in the world. This week, Floyd Collins is being remembered there. He was an explorer whose death a century ago became an international ...