What had seemed like a fairly routine afternoon expedition suddenly became a pressing emergency after one of their number found himself stranded and unable to move inside a deep and very narrow shaft.
This new publication provides a fresh account of the frantic attempts to rescue him, culminating in a nationwide appeal which captivated press and public attention in the UK and further afield.
This new publication provides a fresh account of the frantic attempts to rescue him, culminating in a nationwide appeal for assistance which gripped press and public attention, both in the UK and further afield.
Written by a local solicitor, the book sources contemporary accounts from witnesses and comprises three years' worth of research.