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Cave rescuers help 13 students | |
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A group of 13 college students have been safely rescued from a cave complex in North Yorkshire after being trapped under ground 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. |
The young people are aged between 16 and 19 and are all said to be unhurt. | The young people are aged between 16 and 19 and are all said to be unhurt. |
Police, fell rescue, fire and rescue and ambulance service personnel mounted a major operation at the location and the cavers were given routine medical checks by doctors and paramedics when they were brought to the surface. |