Emergencies - cave rescue

The cave rescue org (CRO) was originally formed in 1935 and has grown and developed over the years into the efficient organisation that it is today.

By the year 2000 the CRO had attended 1756 incidents, including 605 cave and mine, 569 mountain and fell, 73 climbing, and 354 animal rescues (233 of which were from caves and potholes). During this period, 2654 people aged between 5 months and 87 years were given assistance.