INCIDENT 54/2020 – Aug.17th Mon. 19.12hrs – Ingleton Quarry, Skirwith, Ingleton – Animal Incident

A dog was reported to have been spooked by an unusual noise whilst walking with it’s owners on a footpath near to Ingleton Quarry. The dog had bolted under the quarry boundary fence and fell about 10 metres down the quarry face on to a ledge. The quarry manager was informed, before a CRO team member was lowered on ropes down the quarry face to the ledge. The dog was…

INCIDENT 24/2020 – Jun. 14th. Sun. 13.28hrs – Hull Pot, Horton in Ribblesdale – Animal Incident

A spaniel fell the 12m into Hull Pot (Described by the caller as “100′ “.) and could be seen moving on the floor of the open Pot. A small team attended and cared for the dog, before hauling it out on a Bell stretcher. The owner and dog were driven down to Horton in a CRO vehicle to enable them to attend the veterinary surgeon in Settle. Suspected fractures. Postscript: …

INCIDENT 76/2019 – Aug 24th. Sat. 13.21hrs – Above Southerscales, Ingleborough, North Yorkshire – Animal Rescue

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police after a 13yo Springer Spaniel fell down a pothole near Great Douk cave. The owners could see the dog but were unable to retrieve it themselves. A small team was assembled at the Depot to gather required equipment and a vehicle, and the duty controller went to the scene to assess the incident. Just as the controller arrived on scene, a passer…

Incident 58/2017 – Aug. 8th Tue. 15.20 – Near Gaping Gill, Ingleborough, North Yorkshire – Animal Rescue.

A dog owner reported to North Yorkshire Police that his dog had fallen down a pot near Gaping Gill. A small team was assembled to go to the assistance of the dog, but just as they left our Depot, a call was received from a team member at Ingleborough Cave to say that the dog had been successfully recovered by his owner, and our services were no longer required. The…