Cave Rescue News

Incident 37/2026. Saturday 6th June 22:45hrs. Cow Pot, Leck Fell, Casterton, Cumbria

Our Duty Controller was alerted by one of our members to a potential overdue caver in Cow Pot on Leck Fell. A number of cavers from nearby Bull Pot Farm (Red Rose caving club HQ) ...

Incident 35/2026, Tuesday 2nd June (same day) 22:39 hrs. Ingleborough, North Yorkshire.

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a group of Three Peaks walkers (m 20, 42 & 47) who had lost their way whilst descending Ingleborough in the dark and misty evening ...

Incident 34/2026, Sunday 31st May (same day) 21:22 hrs. Whernside, Nr Ingleton, North Yorkshire

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a walker (f, 35) who had lost her way descending from the summit of Whernside. By the time the Duty Controller managed to speak to ...

Incident 33/2026, Sunday 31st May 13:45 hrs. Nr Pecca Falls, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Ingleton, North Yorkshire

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (f, 20) who had fallen and hurt her ankle whilst walking round Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. After an initial assessment by a team RRMT, the ...

Incident 32/2026, Thursday 28th May 13:57 hrs. Footpath nr Austwick, North Yorkshire

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to an walker (f, 58) who had slipped and injured her ankle on the footpath between Clapham and Austwick. Whilst the first team members to arrive made ...

Incident 31/2026, Sunday 24th May 13:50 hrs. Oxenber Scar, Austwick, North Yorkshire

CRO controllers were called by North Yorkshire Police to attend an incident involving a fallen climber at Oxenber scar, unfortunately he had sustained serious injuries requiring a swift response and evacuation. The climber was treated ...

INCIDENT 29/2026 SATURDAY MARCH 9TH 21.05 LOST JOHNS’ CAVE

The team were called out by Lancashire Police to a report of two overdue cavers (50 Y.O. & 19 Y.O.) in the Lost Johns’ cave system. CRO placed a full team call out for both ...

Incident 26/2026. April 16th Thursday 15:09 hrs. Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Ingleton, North Yorkshire

The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (m, 80) who had fallen whilst walking around Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and had a reported head injury. One of the Duty Controllers who was ...

INCIDENT 25/2026. APRIL 11TH SATURDAY 13.51 HRS. WHERNSIDE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

North Yorkshire Police called the team regarding a father and young son close to the summit of Whernside who were struggling on steep ground and extremely wet and cold.  After speaking to the father, a ...

INCIDENT 24/2026. APRIL 11TH SATURDAY 13.40 HRS. SULBER NICK, AUSTWICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team was contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service regarding a male walker (72) who had collapsed while out walking with a party of friends. Team members and vehicles attended at the incident site, as did ...

INCIDENT 20/2026. APRIL 6th MONDAY 17.01hrs. ALUM POT, SELSIDE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a possible overdue caving party in Alum Pot. Following initial enquiries by our group of Duty Controllers it was ascertained that the party had actually got ...

INCIDENT 14/2026. MARCH 14th SAT 14:36hrs. GRAGARETH NR INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were called by both North Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (f,52) who had fallen on the path up Gragareth sustaining an injury to her ankle. As the team were ...