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Mar 2022
Last Updated: 03/03/2022
Mountain rescuers help man stuck at Brimham Rocks
North Yorkshire Police called Upper Wharfe Fell Rescue Association to help when a man got stuck on top of one of the rocks at the National Trust site near Pateley Bridge.
A man had to be rescued when he was unable to get down from the top of one of the rocks at Brimham Rocks.
Visitors to the National Trust-owned site near Pateley Bridge are free to roam the Millstone Grit rocks, which are 325 million years old.
But a male had to be helped to safely after making it to the top of one of the rocks.
North Yorkshire Police called Upper Wharfe Fell Rescue Association to help.
A spokesperson for the association, which is based in Grassington, said:
"The team arrived promptly and quickly assessed the scene. Members climbed the rock, quickly set up ropes, the young man was made safe and lowered off."
The incident, which required 12 attendees and took almost two hours to resolve, happened on Saturday afternoon
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