Juvenile rescued from collapsed cave at Lake Alan Henry Sept. 18

RESCUE RIGGING Lubbock Fire Rescue personnel used a specialized rigging system during the rescue of a juvenile trapped in a collapsed cave near the public campsites at Lake Alan Henry on Sept. 18. | COURTESY PHOTO
RESCUE RIGGING Lubbock Fire Rescue personnel used a specialized rigging system during the rescue of a juvenile trapped in a collapsed cave near the public campsites at Lake Alan Henry on Sept. 18. | COURTESY PHOTO

A juvenile was safely rescued from a collapsed cave near the public campsites at Lake Alan Henry after local and Lubbock emergency responders worked together in a nighttime rescue operation.

Shortly before 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, Lubbock Fire Rescue received a mutual aid request from Garza County after authorities received a report that a juvenile was trapped inside a cave. Lubbock Fire Rescue res…