A caver (f, 73) was reported to be ‘low on energy and unable to move on her own’ on a through trip from Lancaster Hole to County Pot. While four members of her party stayed with her in Brown and Smelly Chamber, another came out to Bull Pot Farm to call for help. As he and one other returned with food and drink the first CRO members arrived at Bull…
A caver at a pot-hole club hostel reported that eight overseas cavers were three hours overdue on a trip into Shuttleworth Pot, beneath Leck Fell. As a precaution, the parking areas on Leck Fell Lane and at Bull Pot Farm were checked, with no unexplained cars discovered. The entrance to the Pot was also checked, without result, so team members who had been asked to stand by, at home, were…
A group of two adults and six teenagers was reported overdue on a ‘pull-through’ trip from Simpson’s Pot to Valley Entrance in West Kingsdale. As team members were responding, news was received that they had just emerged, ‘safe and well’, so all stood down. Volunteer hours: 10
Three cavers (m,22; f,21; m,21) were reported overdue on a Peterson Pot to Pippikin Pot through trip (with Mistral Hole as an alternative early exit, if short of time). Having sent a PhoneFind text and confirmed that their car was at Bull Pot Farm, the Duty Controller organised a rapid surface search, in case the party had exited and was lost on the wild and wet way back to Bull Pot…
