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Injured Rift Pot caver rescued from slopes of Ingleborough after fall

A caver was rescued from a Yorkshire Dales pothole after injuring himself when he fell 16ft underground.

02 February 2015

Injured caver stretchered from Goyden Pot in three-hour rescue

A caver was rescued from a North Yorkshire pothole after falling and injuring herself. Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association was called out abou...

03 October 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

Girl rescued from Long Churn Cave after slip leads to shoulder injury

A girl was rescued from a Yorkshire Dales cave after injuring herself in a slip underground. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation was called ...

12 March 2014

Brecon Beacons caver rescued from Llangattock after underground injury

A woman was airlifted from a south Wales hillside after injuring herself on a caving trip. The 51-year-old, from Wiltshire, was with a group in cav...

19 September 2013

Cave team details nine-hour rescue of man stuck in Ogof Ffynon Ddu

A rescue team has described one of its most difficult rescues of a man trapped for seven hours underground.

03 January 2013

Yorkshire Dales caver rescued after collapsing in Sell Gill Holes

A caver had to be rescued from underground after collapsing in a Yorkshire Dales system. The 70-year-old man was in the Sell Gill Holes caves when ...

05 November 2012

Dales caver rescued after spending eight hours trapped in Simpson's Pot

A caver had to be rescued after getting trapped when he followed the wrong underground route. The 52-year-old was found by members of the Cave Resc...

16 September 2012

Cave rescue called off after potholer admits losing keys

A search of caves by rescuers was called off after police were notified a potholer was safe. Members of the Cave Rescue Organisation began a search...

07 October 2011

Schoolgirl caver airlfted after hip locks in Long Churn Cave

A schoolgirl was airlifted to hospital after suffering a painful locked hip joint while on a caving trip in the Yorkshire Dales.

01 February 2015

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

Caver dies after collapsing on fell on way to Ease Gill trip

A caver collapsed and died while walking to a route in the western Dales. The 58-year-old was on his way to Top Sink in the Ease Gill system on Cas...

20 April 2014

Visitor stretchered from White Scar Cave after breaking ankle

A visitor to a Yorkshire Dales show cave had to be rescued after breaking her ankle underground. The 43-year-old woman hit her head on a low roof i...

16 November 2013

Hypothermic caver rescued from Gaping Gill in Yorkshire Dales

A caver was rescued from the Yorkshire Dales’ biggest pothole after spending up to three hours hanging on a rope.

04 April 2013

Caver calls for help after getting stuck in Pippikin Pot

Rescuers went to the aid of a caver who found herself in a tight squeeze underground. The 27-year-old got wedged in the Ease Gill system in the wes...

27 December 2012

Hypothermic potholer rescued from Old Ing Cave in Yorkshire Dales

A caver was treated for hypothermia after being rescued from a Yorkshire Dales system. The 45-year-old was on a through trip from Old Ing Cave to D...

14 October 2012

Three teams rescue injured Christmas Day caver

Three rescue teams spent much of Christmas Day underground helping a caver who was injured by a falling rock.

26 December 2011

Injured caver airlifted after underground abseil fall

A caver was airlifted from a fell after suffering injuries in an underground fall. The 22-year-old man injured both ankles when he lost control dur...

25 June 2011

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