In 2002, excavation of a new hole began just a few feet away from where the 2001 entrance had collapsed. Digging continued downward for 36 feet until it reached the water table. While tunneling horizontally at the 36 ft. level, a large clay sculpture of a blue stork appeared and adjacent to it was a large blue stone. I photographed the stork and went to remove the stone. As soon as it was dislodged, water began to flow from a small hole in the wall where the stone had been! The hole grew larger and larger as water spouted from it and eventually the tunnel was completely inundated. Several submersible pumps were necessary to draw the water from the cavern. After the flooded tunnel was pumped-out, re-entry was possible. The wall that was spouting the water had completely disappeared and in its place was a large, room-like cavern with a neatly stacked pile of stones at the far side. However, without warning, huge chunks of the cavern ceiling would break loose and crash to the floor. A death-defying close call with a huge piece of the ceiling motivated me to find a safer way to recover the pile of stones!