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  • INCIDENT 85/2025. (same day) 21.19 hrs PROVIDENCE POT, KETTLEWELL WITH STARBOTTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

    All Rescues / Cave Rescue

    Our colleagues at Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) asked the team to assist with investigating a report of three cavers overdue in Dowbergill Passage, a demanding through trip between Providence Pot and Dow Cave in upper Wharfedale.  An all-night search by cavers from the two teams and Swaledale Mountain

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  • ALERT ONLY. AUGUST 9th SAT. 15:49hrs GAPING GILL, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 9 OF 2025.

    Alerts only

    The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a report of an overdue caver in the Gaping Gill system. Whilst the Duty Controller was making initial enquiries the reporting person got back in touch to confirm that the caver was now safely back on the surface. No action was

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  • INCIDENT 57/2025. JUNE 28th SAT (same day) 22:50hrs LONG CHURNS and ALUM POT, SELSIDE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

    All Rescues / Cave Rescue

    As the vehicles returned to base from Incident 55, with Incident 56 ongoing the team received our fourth call of the evening, from North Yorkshire Police, alerting us to a party of three cavers (F 39, F 29, M 26) overdue on a trip through Long Churns down to the

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  • INCIDENT 55/2025. JUNE 28th SAT (same day) 21:02hrs COW POT TO TOP SINK, EASEGILL, LECK, CUMBRIA

    All Rescues / Cave Rescue

    As the team were returning to base from the previous incident one of the Assistant Controllers (Underground) who was staying at the Red Rose CPC hostel, at Bull Pot Farm, alerted the Duty Controller that a party of four cavers (all M in 50s) were overdue from a traverse trip

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  • ALERT ONLY, MAY 17th SAT 20.24hrs STILE POT, GAPING GILL AREA, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 3 OF 2025

    All Rescues / Cave Rescue

    North Yorkshire Police asked the team to assist with a report of two cavers significantly overdue on a trip into Stile Pot.  As the Duty Controllers placed underground members on standby and gathered further information, NYP called back to advise that the missing cavers were out of the cave and

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  • INCIDENT 46/2024. JUNE 17th MON 2034hrs. INGLEBOROUGH, CHAPEL LE DALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

    All Rescues / Mountain Rescue / Walking Rescues

    The team were called by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) in relation to 3 students (M, 16-18) who were missing, overdue on a walk over Ingleborough. Whilst details were limited it was believed they were near to the ridge between South House Moor and Swine Tail. They had very limited phone

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  • INCIDENT 36/2024 MAY 26th SUN. 22.00 INGLEBOROUGH/HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

    All Rescues / Mountain Rescue / Walking Rescues

    Four members of an original party of twelve Three Peaks walkers had been struggling and were reported overdue on the descent from Ingleborough. With a search plan in place and a handful of team members en route to begin the search, a call was received confirming that the mispers had

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  • INCIDENT 32/2024 MAY 18th SAT. 21.56 POOL SINK TO WRETCHED RABBIT, EASE GILL SYSTEM, CASTERTON, CUMBRIA.

    Cave Rescue

    Cumbria Police alerted the team when a party of cavers (2m, 4f) doing a through trip from Pool Sink to Wretched Rabbit in Ease Gill were reported by their callout person to be significantly overdue.  Team members proceeded to Bull Pot Farm to search the route the cavers had taken,

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  • INCIDENT 7/2024 (same day). 22.44 LANCASTER HOLE to WRETCHED RABBIT, CASTERTON, CUMBRIA – CAVE INCIDENT

    All Rescues / Cave Rescue

    Four cavers were reported overdue on a through trip from Lancaster Hole to Wretched Rabbit, beneath Casterton Fell, having set off at noon. Four members of the Red Rose C&PC, resident at Bull Pot Farm, went to Wretched Rabbit and began searching from that end of the visiting cavers’ anticipated

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  • ALERT only. DEC 3rd SUN. 17.15 hrs. MALHAM TARN, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 14 OF 2023

    Alerts only

    As the team were cleaning equipment from Incident 87 they received a call from North Yorkshire Police that a group of walkers had not returned from a walk in the Malham Tarn area.  After making further enquiries, the Duty Controller confirmed that the overdue party were accounted for and safe

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