For over 75 years UWFRA has been rescuing people and animals from the caves, mineshafts, fells and crags of Wharfedale, Nidderdale, Littondale and Mid-Airedale. Our rescue services remain free to all who need us, day or night and are financed entirely by fundraising events and donations.
To call the rescue Team
Call 999, ask for the Police,
Ask the Police for Cave or Fell rescue,
Say where you are, give description and grid reference
Describe the problem
Stay near a phone or where your mobile works.
The Wharfedale Three Peaks Challenge
Thank you to all who took part in our annual Wharfedale Three Peaks challenge in 2025 . We look forward to seeing you again on the last Saturday of June 2026. If you feel that you would like to donate to the team please go to the link, Support UWFRA, at the bottom of this page. Many thanks
29th Jun 2025: Missing teenager Burnsall
The team was called at 6pm to search for a 14 year old boy who had become upset and run away from his family in Burnsall.<br />
Initial searches included the car park field, rivers left and right upstream and downstream. Whilst conducting these searches a potential sighting was reported of a child heading upstream around Loup Scar at about the right time and the searches were extended along the upstream river banks to Grassington. Shortly afterwards a member of the public found the lad sitting in the grass verge on the main road between Grassington and Hebden and nearby team members, along with the police, were dispatched to locate him. Fortunately, he was found unharmed and reunited with his...
