Cave Rescue Organisation

Walker stretchered from Malham Cove after slip leads to broken ankle

A walker was stretchered from a popular Yorkshire Dales beauty spot after slipping and breaking her ankle.

04 January 2015

Runner finds seriously injured man at foot of Castleberg crag in Settle

A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being found at the foot of a climbing crag in the Yorkshire Dales.

26 November 2014

Malham Cove walker dies in fall at 260ft crag

A walker has died after falling from the top of a limestone crag in the Yorkshire Dales. The 72-year-old was walking above Malham Cove when he fell...

06 November 2014

Five rescue teams share £20,000 gift as North Yorkshire Police says thanks

Five mountain rescue teams received a surprise cash gift at a gathering organised to thank them for their efforts.

17 October 2014

Collapsed Yorkshire Three Peaks walker airlifted from Ingleborough

A walker was airlifted from the slopes of one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after collapsing. The 42-year-old man was tackling the 39km (24-mile) ch...

11 October 2014

Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers rescued after pulled muscle halts progress

A group of walkers attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks was rescued after one of them was unable to carry on after suffering an injury.

28 September 2014

Two cavers rescued after getting lost in Ease Gill system

Two men were rescued after getting lost underground on a caving trip in the western Dales. The pair were reported overdue yesterday evening when th...

07 September 2014

Body of cave diver found after major north Wales rescue operation

The body of a caver has been found after a major operation involving rescuers from across the UK. The man, believed to be from Leicestershire, got ...

24 August 2014

Lost Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers rescued after midnight call for help

Two walkers tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge had to be rescued after getting lost in the dark.

10 August 2014

Dales fellrunner rescued after slip leads to broken ankle

A fellrunner was rescued after suffering a suspected broken ankle in the Yorkshire Dales. The 38-year-old man slipped when he was crossing a clappe...

20 December 2014

Police name Malham Cove death-fall walker as David Longbottom

Police have named the walker who fell to his death from Malham Cove earlier this week. David Longbottom was killed in the fall at the 80m (260ft) l...

07 November 2014

Lancashire police investigate after cavers find human skull

A rescue team was called to help police after a gruesome discovery by cavers in Lancashire. The cavers found a human skull while underground at Dun...

02 November 2014

Fellow walkers help man from Plover Hill after slip leads to broken ankle

A walker was helped from a Yorkshire Dales fell by his companions after he slipped and broke his ankle.

16 October 2014

Injured climber airlifted after 50ft fall on Twistleton Scars in Yorkshire Dales

A climber was airlifted to hospital after injuring himself when he fell 50ft from a crag in the Yorkshire Dales.

05 October 2014

Rescuers use hammer and chisel to free trapped Ingleborough caver

Rescuers used a hammer and chisel to free a caver trapped underground in the Yorkshire Dales. The 44-year-old and his caving companion tried for an...

12 September 2014

Hypothermic teen treated waiting for family to emerge from Gaping Gill

Rescuers were called out to the slopes of a Yorkshire Dales fell after a teenager began suffering from hypothermia.

24 August 2014

Night rescue for two lost Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers

Two walkers had to be rescued after they got lost while attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The women, aged 47 and 54, called for help after losi...

16 August 2014

Callout to collapsed Yorkshire Three Peaks walker prompts second rescue

Rescuers called to help a collapsed challenge walker on Yorkshire’s highest mountain discovered a second walker in difficulties.

03 August 2014

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