Forty four cavers were rescued in north Yorkshire over the weekend.
*in the early evening of Saturday, seven cavers were reported to be stranded by floodwater in Sunset Hole, on the Chapel-le-Dale side of Ingleborough. The seven 'missing' people were located between a series of cascades.
*Later in the day nine Sc
ottish cavers were reported overdue on exchange trips between County Pot and Wretched Rabbit Entrance, on the Casterton Fell side of Easegill. They emerged unharmed and were guided to a Land Rover which took them back to their own vehicles.
*This call was closely followed by a check for parked cars in Kingsdale, with nothing found, and receipt of expressions of concern that a large but unknown number (It turned out to be 25.) of cavers of mixed ages and from different parts of the country were sharing an open meet in Ireby Fell Cavern, including going beyond a long sump – a section of cave passage which is usually completely flooded.
*Three cavers from Derbyshire were reported overdue in Stream Passage Pot, in Clapham's Gaping Gill system. The 'missing' cavers were found walking down 'The Nature Trail' to the car park, in Clapham.
*And three 'Three Peaks' walkers were also reported overdue by relatives, at home. Controllers asked staff of the Pen y ghent Café to do an initial check for the 'missing' walkers, in Horton. It seems that, having completed their walk, they had given priority to a celebratory drink in a public house, rather than phoning home, as soon as they finished.
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