Walker who fell down hole taking photo rescued
A man fell 18m into a large hole after trying to take a photo in the Yorkshire Dales, a rescue organisation said
The casualty was found at the bottom of Hull Pot and volunteers from a cave rescue organisation helped to lift him outA walker fell into a large, rocky hole after trying to take a photograph at a Yorkshire Dales beauty spot, his rescuers have said. The man fell over the edge of Hull Pot near Horton in Ribblesdale as he "ventured just a little too far" while trying to snap a photo and plunged 18m to the ground.
An air ambulance took him to hospital after he was carried out of the gulley by volunteers from the Cave Rescue Organisation on Sunday, they said.Cave Rescue OrgansationThe casualty had landed on rocks below the cliff shortly after 13:00 BST, with a local farmer helping to transport a Yorkshire Ambulance Service crew to the scene, a CRO spokesperson said.Once carried across and out of the hole, the man was taken to hospital.
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