The body of a man was found in a Wayne County cave Sunday night.
The body of Doc Erisman was recovered around 9:00 p.m., just a few hours after he was reported missing.
Those that knew Erisman says he knew the cave off Rocky Hill Road better than anyone.
He was found about three hundred feet in the cave where very few people went.
Nobody is sure why he was found without his clothes and a light.
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A friend of Erisman’s who wanted to remain anonymous said he helped bring him out of the cave.
“The first ones that went in there found his clothing, and his light and his hat,” the friend told LEX 18’s Richard Essex. “They found his sweatshirt, one shoe, his toboggan and his light on his hardhat. Doc would never leave that, even though they weren’t much.”
He lived in Somerset with his family, but they would drop him off for weeks at a time at his cabin when the weather was nice. The cabin had no running water or electricity. Neighbors and friends made sure he had plenty to eat and drink.
“He is well known in that area up in there, he is also known to be a pretty experienced caver,” said Wayne County Coroner Forrest Hicks.
His experience in caves makes his death even more baffling to those who knew him well. They say he always had two lights, matches, and a candle, as well as the appropriate clothes.
His body has been taken to Frankfort for an autopsy.
Tony “Doc” Erisman was 57-years-old.
