Rescue of dog from a mine shaft at Winster - 12th Feb 1963

[Mark]

We see a rope ladder being lowered down the mine shaft. Cave rescuer Douglas Fearn is shown descending and the dog is retrieved. The dog which belongs to Frederick Nutt had been trapped for twenty two hours

Midlands News: 12.02.1963: Rescue of dog from lead mine shaft

Rescue of dog from lead mine shaft at Winster in Derbyshire.

www.macearchive.org

 

[LJR]

I wonder if that was the same Doug Fearn who was a photographer for the Matlock Mercury and Derbyshire Times in later years?

 

[pwhole]

Didn't he shoot most of 'The Underground Journey' with Op Mole?

 

[speleokitty3]

Didn't he shoot most of 'The Underground Journey' with Op Mole?

He certainly did and it and I think its him in the video.

 

[mikem]

The filming seems to be covered by:

https://pdmhs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Second_Series/161_%2520January_2017.pdf

& He's also mentioned in:

https://eltonderbyshire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/echo-issue-291.pdf