Mendip Cave Rescue were called by Avon and Somerset Police via SARCALL at 14:36 on 4th October 2025, following a report that a Scout caver was stuck in a passage in Eastwater Cavern, Priddy. With the location and condition of the casualty initially unknown, the whole MCR team was put on standby in case there was a need to transport an injured caver through the cave. A small team of 6 MCR members performed an initial search of the cave and found that the caver had been freed by other members of his party, and they were slowly making their own way back to the surface. The cavers were escorted back to the surface, and the SARCALL incident was closed at 16:31 with everyone safe and well.
Cavers rescuing cavers from under the Mendip Hills for nearly 90 years