Pat Cronin is an archaeologist and seasoned caver. “I got involved in caving technically in 1967,” he explains, adding that it came about by “pure fluke”. “A very dear friend of mine ...

A man has died during a caving expedition in North Yorkshire, rescuers said. The man was among a group of cavers exploring Diccan Pot, near Horton in Ribblesdale, on Sunday, when he died.