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ALERT ONLY, MAY 27th TUE 16:55hrs GAPING GILL AREA, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 4 OF 2025

North Yorkshire Police asked the team to help with a call reporting concerns for the welfare of a person in the vicinity of the Gaping Gill winch meet. Whilst initial enquiries were being made by the Duty Controller the person in question was assisted from the area by members of the Bradford Pothole Club who were running the winch meet. No action needed from CRO.

INCIDENT 46/2025. MAY 25th (same day) SUN 20.32hrs INGLEBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team was called by North Yorkshire Police to a missing three peaks walker who had got seperated from his friends on the descent from Ingleborough. Whilst the controllers were making initial enquiries and meeting with the reporting party to get more details about their route the missing walker turned up safe and well. Volunteer hours: 1

INCIDENT 45/2025. MAY 25th SUN. 14.06hrs GRITSTONE POT, INGLEBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a report of a sheep that had fallen down Gritstone Pot. When the duty controller spoke to the reporting person it transpired that there was also a second sheep down Boggarts Roaring Hole, but some cavers who were planning to go down that cave were intending to try and rescue it on their way. A small team was assembled and headed…

INCIDENT 44/2025. MAY 22nd WED. 19:00hrs HULL POT, Nr HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

A member of the public alerted North Yorkshire Police to a lamb that had fallen to the bottom of Hull Pot, on the side of Pen-y-Ghent, who then requested the team’s assistance to rescue it. As the lamb was in no immediate danger it was decided to wait until the evening when team members were meeting anyway. A small team headed up to Hull Pot early evening and one team…