CALL OUT 459 – Great Masson

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The police were called, unusually, directly by the casualty who had become stuck above a large drop near the entrance to the cave on his way out and did the right thing by asking for help. A small team of 4 attended with rope and a harness to help the caver escape his predicament

CALL OUT 457 – Flower Pot

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The team were called out just after midnight on April 1st to assist a caver who was having difficulties in a very tight section of cave whilst on a through trip. After rewarming and fuelling up, the caver was supported back through the cave to return to the original entry point. Everyone had safely returned to the surface by 5:00am and the kit was cleaned and hanging up by breakfast time.

CALL OUT 456 Ringing Rake Sough

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Incident 456 – Ringing Rake Sough The team responded to a call out shortly before 9pm last night. A party of cavers on a through trip near Matlock Bath were overdue and attempts by other cavers to locate them had not been successful earlier that evening. DCRO deployed teams underground via Gentle Woman’s shaft and Youds’ Level at 10:30pm and after a good search the party were found, rewarmed, and after a bit of gravel digging in some tight areas, the overdue party were escorted through to the lower entrance shortly before 5:00am. Thanks to our colleagues at Derbyshire Police for their company and support.

CALL OUT 455: Flower Pot

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The team were called out, 20th December, to a caver who had sustained a suspected lower-leg fracture at the bottom of the Flower Pot entrance shaft. After pain relief the injured caver was hauled out of the awkward entrance shaft and handed over to EMAS for further treatment

CALL OUT 453: Mutual Aid, Providence Pot/Dowber Gill

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We were asked to provide assistance to Upper Wharfedale and the neighbouring Mountain Rescue teams that cover cave rescue in the Yorkshire Dales with an incident that began the previous day (Thursday) with three experienced cavers reported overdue. Due to difficulties with worsening weather and the realities of a multiday rescue 22 team members and our team 4×4 vehicle made the journey to assist in what became a 36 hour rescue involving over 100 rescuers from Calder Valley SAR, CRO, Swaledale MRT, RAF Mountain Rescue, UWFRA and CRO’s Extended Cavers list. All the overdue cavers were safely returned to the surface by 4:30am Saturday morning

CALL OUT 452: Eldon Hole

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We were called out at just after 9:30PM to assist a group of four adventurers, who had descended the 60 metre deep Eldon Hole earlier in the day. Two had managed the climb out, but the other two were unable to climb out without assistance. Volunteers from the team attended, with two cavers going underground with equipment, food and drink and the others setting up for a haul. The two trapped men were in good spirits, and were hauled smoothly up to the surface. Everyone was out of the cave by 3am the next day.

Call Out 451: Streaks Pot

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The team were called just after 15:00 26th July, 2025 to assist a trapped caver in Streaks Pot, Stoney Middleton, after one of the party of 3 exited to raise the alarm. With 21 volunteers on site the casualty was quickly located with the other member of their party, uninjured but unable to progress past a tight point within the cave. Team members worked to widen some sections to free the stuck caver whilst his companion was escorted out. The stuck caver was safely returned to the surface shortly before 11PM and driven back to his accommodation.