Comedy concert in a cave in Peak District had to be named off after a fan is trapped in a tree over a gorge that triggered a dramatic rescue operation.
A man named David from London was walking towards John Shuttleworth. perform in Peak Cave – also known as the Devil’s Ass – in Castleton, Derbyshire, on Thursday night when he slipped and fell off the path into the open area.
The viewer managed to catch of a small A plane tree to cushion his fall, narrowly avoiding falling 100 feet into a cave floor.
He was following his sat nav as he walked from the lodging to the cave, but he stopped by mistake. up on the path is at the top, said the Adaile Mountain Rescue Service.
Crews spent more than two hours on rescue operation. Photo: Rescue Service in the Edale Mountains
The man was left hanging to rescue teams came to pick him up and drag him back up to the top of the cliff.
He was examined by doctors after a rescue operation that lasted more than two hours from 9 pm and left with only minor injuries, including a cut and a few bruises next to one eye.
However area had to evacuate over fears that the stones might be dislodged on public of 580 people below, forcing the organizers to withdraw event On the halfway.
Edaile Mountain Rescue team general details of Incident on social media.
They are posted: “(Man) got into great difficulty and slipped, just succeed catch tree for arrest its drop in inches from 100 feet drop into the cave floor.
“Team members made them way upstairs and quickly rigged up rescue technical rope system.”
“Once it was all in place team member was dropped down to the position of a gentleman, where he was tied to a life-saving diaper,” this added.
“Gentleman not need further treatment in the hospital and was given a lift back to its placement through team member.”
Shuttleworth – real named after Graham Fellows – managed to see a funny side twitter how he will write song about the incident to be carried out when he returns to finish in abandoned show.
He said, “Man who clung to a rock – the incident that ended today show premature – safe now in ambulance (so I was told). We wish to him health, and to my beautiful audience in the Peak Cavern – thank you for evacuation so fast and see you soon for 2nd half!”
Fans tweeted that they were glad the man was safe.
One joked how in first half of in show ended on cliffhanger – as others have warned not to rely on satellite navigation.
However, the Peak Cavern Instagram account suggested that David had trespassed. over two barbed wire fences to get access up of Gorge – and criticized his “pure stupidity.”
BUT post said: “His idiotic selfish actions led in the concert had to be canceled and the cave evacuated. If you are reading this David from London, I hope your conscience tells you in touch with us and make amends for your sheer stupidity.
The Peak Cavern Entrance Chamber is the largest natural entrance to the cave. in British Isles lying deep in gorge below Peveril Castle.
