A caller, living over 200 miles away, where there had been heavy rain and flooding, was unable to phone his son (35) who had intended exploring Bull Pot of the Witches. He therefore contacted Cumbria Police, concerned about his son’s safety, some three hours earlier than their agreed ‘call-out time’. He was unaware that there had been little or no rain in the Casterton area that day and that only the very bottom of the system floods with heavy rain. The CRO Duty Controller phoned Bull Pot Farm — the Red Rose Cave & Pothole Club’s hostel — and someone very kindly agreed to check the parked cars, then offered to go look into the pot. 15 minutes later, she reported that she had made voice contact with the ‘missing’ caver who was well on the way out of the hole and mystified as to the cause for concern.
Cumbria Police and the caller were informed that all was well.
We are grateful for the saving of our members’ time and travel by the ‘local investigation’ at Bull Pot Farm.
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