Post by L Roebuck on Apr 21, 2006 8:02:30 GMT -5
Family is winched to safety from cave
David Hogg
A FAMILY of pothole enthusiasts had to be rescued from a Yorkshire cave system when they were unable to climb down a huge vertical waterfall.
The group of four, including two young boys, had been trying to navigate through the Yordas Cave system at Kingsdale, near Ingleton in North Yorkshire, when they came to a standstill at the nine-metre drop.
They decided it was impossible to go any further together and called for help because the way back was too steep for them to climb.
Tom Redfern, of the Cave Rescue Organisation, said the family had done "the sensible thing" in calling for assistance rather than trying to battle on.
"The two lads were 12 and nine years old, so, when they came to this drop, it was fairly obvious it was going to be a bit difficult to ensure they could get down safely," he said.
The boys' mother and her partner, who is not their father, had decided to enter the cave system with the children on Wednesday at 4pm after driving up from their home in Nottingham.
They descended down a number of sharp inclines but decided the final drop was too slippery and steep to risk the children's safety. The man climbed down himself and called for help from a nearby farm after leaving the cave system.
Within minutes, 24 rescuers had arrived and they winched the family to safety uninjured. The whole operation took just over an hour.
21 April 2006
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David Hogg
A FAMILY of pothole enthusiasts had to be rescued from a Yorkshire cave system when they were unable to climb down a huge vertical waterfall.
The group of four, including two young boys, had been trying to navigate through the Yordas Cave system at Kingsdale, near Ingleton in North Yorkshire, when they came to a standstill at the nine-metre drop.
They decided it was impossible to go any further together and called for help because the way back was too steep for them to climb.
Tom Redfern, of the Cave Rescue Organisation, said the family had done "the sensible thing" in calling for assistance rather than trying to battle on.
"The two lads were 12 and nine years old, so, when they came to this drop, it was fairly obvious it was going to be a bit difficult to ensure they could get down safely," he said.
The boys' mother and her partner, who is not their father, had decided to enter the cave system with the children on Wednesday at 4pm after driving up from their home in Nottingham.
They descended down a number of sharp inclines but decided the final drop was too slippery and steep to risk the children's safety. The man climbed down himself and called for help from a nearby farm after leaving the cave system.
Within minutes, 24 rescuers had arrived and they winched the family to safety uninjured. The whole operation took just over an hour.
21 April 2006
www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1456505