Post by L Roebuck on Dec 28, 2007 10:41:56 GMT -5
Darlington man drowns in caving tragedy
The Northern Echo
A DARLINGTON man and a female companion drowned in a flooded underground cave system when an expedition went tragically wrong.
The alarm was raised when the 33-year-old man's wife raised the alarm because he did not return.
His body and that of his 28-year-old female companion were discovered by a cave rescue team after a three hour search.
advertisementThe tragedy happened in 350ft deep Alum Pot, part of a treacherous cave system in the Yorkshire Dales near the village of Selside.
Inspector Mike Thompson of North Yorks police said: "We responded along with the Cave Rescue Organisation to a report a husband had not returned home.
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The Northern Echo
A DARLINGTON man and a female companion drowned in a flooded underground cave system when an expedition went tragically wrong.
The alarm was raised when the 33-year-old man's wife raised the alarm because he did not return.
His body and that of his 28-year-old female companion were discovered by a cave rescue team after a three hour search.
advertisementThe tragedy happened in 350ft deep Alum Pot, part of a treacherous cave system in the Yorkshire Dales near the village of Selside.
Inspector Mike Thompson of North Yorks police said: "We responded along with the Cave Rescue Organisation to a report a husband had not returned home.
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