Re: Manchester Hole fatality

In article <VA.000009f4.15fdc4b9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Aidan
Karley <doIlookDAFTenoughTOpost@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> Just turned on Sky before going to bed and they were running a
>news item on a 14 year old school kid getting killed in "The Manchester
>Hole".
> The Beeb give it as "Manchester Hole in Upper Nidderdale" at
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4437998.stm
>
> Anyone got more information? The only thing Sky knew was that
>the kid had got separated from a party including teachers and a "caving
>expert". The Beeb aren't much more informative.
> Oh, hang on ...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4437998.stm# has an interview with
>the head of UWFRA and seems to give the incident as happening on
>Sunday?

There's some discussion on ukcaving.com:
http://www.ukcaving.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1566

I have no inside knowledge whatever, but local BBC news last night was
suggesting water levels started rising rapidly when the party was inside
and they had to beat rapid retreat.
They also interviewed local who commented on way that wind could blow
water over dam of upstream reservoir.
>

--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

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