Man dies after breaking leg caving in Yorkshire

Cave rescue mount 17-hour operation but man died before being brought to surface

A man trapped after breaking his leg exploring an unmapped cave system in the Yorkshire Dales has died despite a 17-hour operation to rescue him involving almost 100 people.

The Cave Rescue Organisation (CRO), a volunteer group, said the man fell 6 metres (20ft) while exploring a narrow cave around Saturday lunchtime at Curtain Pot, Fountains Fell, North Yorkshire.

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