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Students rescued from cave waters | Students rescued from cave waters |
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A group of 13 college students are being rescued from a cave complex in North Yorkshire after being trapped by fast-flowing water. | |
Cave rescue services and police were called at 1545 GMT to help students trapped in Dow Cave near Kettlewell. | Cave rescue services and police were called at 1545 GMT to help students trapped in Dow Cave near Kettlewell. |
North Yorkshire Police say the leaders of the group swam from the cave, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and raised the alarm at a village store. | North Yorkshire Police say the leaders of the group swam from the cave, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and raised the alarm at a village store. |
It is believed the group are not in danger and are being led to safety. | It is believed the group are not in danger and are being led to safety. |
Police, fell rescue, fire and rescue and ambulance service personnel are all at the scene. | Police, fell rescue, fire and rescue and ambulance service personnel are all at the scene. |
The young people are aged between 16 and 19 and were accompanied by two leaders. |