Missing person N.Yorks with caving links

[JAA]

Missing from Sheffield and believed to be in Gt Ayton area, mines rescue have been involved today. Fingers crossed he is found safe and well.

https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/news/north-yorkshire/news/missing/2023/03-march/urgent-appeal-to-find-missing-adam-perkins-thought-to-be-in-great-ayton/

 

[mikem]

Cleveland and swaledale mountain rescue teams:

Search – Great Ayton area | Cleveland Mountain Rescue

THURSDAY 23RD MARCH 2023 The Team was deployed in the early hours of the day at the request of North Yorkshire Police in a search for a missing man who may be in the Great Ayton area. Seventeen Cleveland MRT members were deployed for approximately 12-hours. Many thanks to Swaledale Mountain...

clevelandmrt.org.uk

 

[AR]

There's several ironstone mines potentially accessible in that area, some of which you really shouldn't go into without some means of checking oxygen levels - really hope he hasn't gone into one of them!

 

[AR]

Hopefully the MRO have contacted the Cleveland Mines Historical Society, they'll know everything potentially accessible in the area.

 

[mikem]

There's a few to choose from (black squares):

NZ5510 maptile, Great Ayton, North Riding of Yorkshire - Waggonways

Maps of Northumberland, County Durham and Cleveland, UK, showing each waggonway (or wagonway), tramway, mineral railway, railroad, colliery, coal pit, lead mine, ironstone mine and quarry.

sites.google.com

 

[christwigg]

Hopefully the MRO have contacted the Cleveland Mines Historical Society, they'll know everything potentially accessible in the area.

We have been in touch with MRT Teams since yesterday sharing plans and ideas.

 

[DJFRASER]

Sad news. Think he has been found

Body found in search for man who went camping in but never came home

Adam Perkins, 24, was reported missing on March 20

www.examinerlive.co.uk

 

[Edwardov]

That’s terrible news

 

[mikem]

Just confirmed:

Adam Perkins: Police find body of missing Sheffield camper, 24, in North Yorkshire countryside

A 24-year-old camper who went missing in the North Yorkshire countryside has been found dead.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

 

[Edwardov]

Apparently found underground by cavers, not one of the rescue teams https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/adam-perkins-heartbroken-sister-pays-26558863

 

[AR]

Bad news, and sounds like exactly what I feared has happened - he'd gone into an ironstone mine without a 4-gas or suchlike, has gone into bad air and been overcome

 

[FabianE]

Very sad news
I was shocked to hear about Adam having gone missing... I've met him on an Exploring Abandoned Mines workshop in the Peaks and he seemed keen to learn and explore the unknown.
Rest in peace Adam.

 

[tomferry]

A terrible news to read .

Exploring iron mines is extremely dangerous. We have seen lots of times 19% o2 which is sort of on the limit of acceptable with 3.5% co2 .

I hope this terrible loss has not been for nothing, it should be a warning for other people to do there research so this doesn’t happen again.

Rest in peace Adam.

 

[Edwardov]

I hope this terrible loss has not been for nothing, it should be a warning for other people to do there research so this doesn’t happen again.

And organising a call-out with a trusted surface party (though might not have saved his life here, it would have saved time and effort getting to him).

 

[Ian Ball]

oh what a sad end. Thumbs up to the search parties.

 

[Katie]

Just read this article which adds some more details

Cavers who found missing Yorkshire man's body had 'gut-feeling' where he was

Adam Perkins' body was found in a mine near Great Ayton

www.examinerlive.co.uk

 

[ChrisJC]

I've been in there, and down the drift in question (99% sure of that). As we went down, I suddenly realised my pulse was absolutely racing, so we turned back. Very easy to get carried away as it just carries on down, invitingly!

Somebody else did have a gas monitor, but I don't know what the numbers were.

Chris.

 

[tamarmole]

Absolute tragedy.

The really sad thing is this mine is well known for bad air. I got caught out down there in 1990; fortunately I realised there was a problem and bailed.