Rescuers called out in battering rain to unconscious caver
RESCUERS were called out in heavy rain after a report of an unconscious caver who had fallen.
Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation made their way to the caver's location at Ribblehead, near Ingleton, at 6.19pm yesterday (July 29).
During the significant cloudburst the team dispatched a Land Rover with members to assist the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
A spokesperson for the team said: "The caver recovered sufficiently to make his way across the fell with help from his party and was transported by ambulance to hospital."
MORE TOP STORIES: Due to the severity of the weather and significant flooding, CRO escorted the ambulance back to Ingleton.
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