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Injured caver rescued from 'awkward' entrance

Isaac AsheEast Midlands
News imageDerbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation A roadside cave rescue operation under way, with a specialist vehicle on blue lights next to a wooded bankDerbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation
Volunteers came to the aid of a caver who had suffered a suspected broken leg

An injured caver was rescued from an entrance shaft of a cave system in the Peak District.

A rescue operation was carried out on Saturday afternoon at the Flower Pot entrance to the 60m (197ft) Carlswark Cavern near Stoney Middleton in Derbyshire.

A caver suffered a suspected lower leg fracture, said Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation, which administered pain relief and splinting underground before hauling the casualty "up the awkward entrance pipe".

The cave rescue team, which deployed 14 volunteers, then handed the patient over to East Midlands Ambulance Service.

News imageDerbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation Rescuers in the dark with headlights using a tripod with a winch set up over the shaft entranceDerbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation
The Flower Pot entrance is an "awkward" shaft to negotiate, said rescuers

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