Rescuers bring injured Peak District caver to safety through ‘awkward’ entrance
14 rescuers were deployed to help a caver who got injured while exploring a Peak District cave.
Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation were called to assist an injured caver at the Flower Pot entrance of Carlswark Cavern near Stoney Middleton in the Peak District, on Saturday afternoon (December 20).
The caver had sustained a suspected lower-leg fracture at the bottom of the Flower Pot entrance shaft and needed medical assistance.
14 cave rescue volunteers were deployed to the incident and administered pain relief and splinting in the cave.
The injured caver and accompanying friends were hauled up the ‘awkward’ entrance pipe to the surface.
The casualty was handed over to the East Midlands Ambulance Service for further treatment.