Air ambulance attends as 20 week pregnant woman became trapped near Thor’s Cave

Emergency services were called out yesterday (30th May) to Thor’s cave in the Manifold valley as two people became trapped after leaving Thor’s cave.

The couple became stranded after they used a steep slope on exiting the cave at around 3pm yesterday. The woman who became trapped with her partner was believed to be 20 weeks pregnant mountain rescue crews used a rope handrail to help the couple.

Staffordshire Fire and rescue and the Midlands air ambulance service also attended the incident.

A spokesperson for Derby mountain rescue said: “Another multi-agency effort this afternoon as the team was called to Thor’s Cave just before 3pm this afternoon. A couple had taken a route out of Thor’s Cave that led them down a steep scree slope where they became cragfast. The lady, who is believed to be 20 weeks pregnant, and her partner were both taken to the bottom of the scree by Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation and Derby Mountain Rescue Team, with a ‘rope handrail’ for safety.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue and a Hazardous area response team were also on scene.

This was our seventh callout in a week, two of which have been to Thor’s Cave. Vehicles and kit all back to the garage to be checked and re-packed and team back home for a well earned rest.”