Post by L Roebuck on Jan 21, 2008 19:11:27 GMT -5
Tunnel vision is costing lives
By Kara Lawrence, news.com.au
WHEN it rains, no drains. That is rule No.1 in the "art" of drain-exploring as outlined in the manifesto of Michael Carlton, aka Predator.
It is a short, snappy saying which could have prevented the tragedy which befell three young people who were trapped in a Sydney stormwater drain on Sunday.
A sudden squall of rain struck, flooding the drain and killing a woman and man aged in their 20s. Another man was lucky to escape with his life after being washed from the drain into Lurline Bay, off Sydney's Eastern Beaches.
Carlton, who died himself about five years ago, pioneered a secret underground movement in Australia – one now referred to as urban exploration, or urbex for short.
But it was a slow and creeping death from cancer – not violent accident – that claimed Carlton's life earlier this decade.
Despite his love of illegally exploring stormwater drains and other tunnels, Carlton knew that sudden injury and death stalked those who followed this dangerous pursuit.
One of the founding members of Sydney's Cave Clan in the early 1990s, Carlton had explored 147 drains in six states, as well as rail tunnels, abandoned bunkers and other forbidden underground areas.
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By Kara Lawrence, news.com.au
WHEN it rains, no drains. That is rule No.1 in the "art" of drain-exploring as outlined in the manifesto of Michael Carlton, aka Predator.
It is a short, snappy saying which could have prevented the tragedy which befell three young people who were trapped in a Sydney stormwater drain on Sunday.
A sudden squall of rain struck, flooding the drain and killing a woman and man aged in their 20s. Another man was lucky to escape with his life after being washed from the drain into Lurline Bay, off Sydney's Eastern Beaches.
Carlton, who died himself about five years ago, pioneered a secret underground movement in Australia – one now referred to as urban exploration, or urbex for short.
But it was a slow and creeping death from cancer – not violent accident – that claimed Carlton's life earlier this decade.
Despite his love of illegally exploring stormwater drains and other tunnels, Carlton knew that sudden injury and death stalked those who followed this dangerous pursuit.
One of the founding members of Sydney's Cave Clan in the early 1990s, Carlton had explored 147 drains in six states, as well as rail tunnels, abandoned bunkers and other forbidden underground areas.
Full Story
