A stricken caver’s life was saved in a painstaking 8.5-hour rescue operation on Friday night.
More than 35 members of Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation (DCRO) scrambled to Perryfoot Cave near Sparrowpit when two cavers were late returning to the surface.
The pair were found close to the bottom of the 30-metre-deep cave, where one had been injured after a short fall.
Their companion was cold, but unhurt, and was brought out first.
“The injured casualty was treated by our team doctors and Cas Carers before the slow evacuation began,” said a statement from the rescuers.
“DCRO hauled the injured caver up the pitches, but thankfully they were able to make slow progress between pitches with support from the team without needing to be stretchered out.
“The casualty was brought to surface and driven to the road in our 4x4, where we passed them over to EMAS colleagues around 1:30am.”
DCRO celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2022, and as well as rescuing cavers, it also receives callouts to save animals. It’s three previous missions were to save livestock that had become trapped in old mine workings and culverts.
As with mountain rescue teams, cave rescue organisations receive no government funding and run wholly on donations.
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