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Jan 8 • 08:00 UTC • 🇬🇧 UK • Mirror

Man suffered 'worst death imaginable' trapped in cave for 17 days as thousands watched

In 1925, cave explorer William Floyd Collins became trapped in Sand Cave, remaining conscious as rescue efforts failed and thousands of spectators gathered above.

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