Three cave explorers became trapped in an underground cave with rising water levels. According to PEOPLE, the explorers from England were rescued after 30 hours, but Storm Amy made it a dangerous rescue.

Rescue Team Saves 3 Cavers From Being Trapped In Cave With Rising Water Levels

At 9 PM on Thursday, October 2, the North Yorkshire Police were notified about three cave divers who hadn’t returned from Dow Cave, per a news release from the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association. The group was aiming to traverse through the cave after entering Dowber Gill Passage via Providence Pot.

UWFRA immediately requested assistance in this rescue, knowing the scale of the search. By 2:30 AM on Friday morning, they located the cavers “below the high-level traverses on the approach to the 60-foot Ri

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