A dad living over 200 miles away raised the alarm about his son who was potholing near Kirkby Lonsdale.
The father was concerned as the area he lived in had experienced flooding as his son was exploring the Bull Pot of the Witches, near Casterton.
Cave Rescue Organisation said: “He was unable to phone his son. He therefore contacted Cumbria police, concerned about his son’s safety, some three hours earlier than their agreed ‘call-out time’.
“He was unaware that there had been little or no rain in the Casterton area that day and that only the very bottom of the system floods with heavy rain.
“The Cave Rescue Organisation duty controller phoned Bull Pot Farm — the Red Rose Cave & Pothole Club’s hostel — and someone very kindly agreed to check the parked cars, then offered to go look into the pot.
“Fifteen minutes later, she reported that she had made voice contact with the caver who was well on the way out of the hole and mystified as to the cause for concern.
“Cumbria police and the caller were informed that all was well. We are grateful for the saving of our members’ time and travel by the ‘local investigation’ at Bull Pot Farm.”
The incident happened on September 29.
The Cave Rescue Organisation was formed in 1935 and its headquarters are in the Dales village of Clapham.
