Wiltshire Police contacted Mendip Cave Rescue, following a large fire reported at Bethel Quarry, and at 20:28 a SARCALL alert was received via Avon & Somerset Police requesting assistance. Two local MCR members attended the scene and briefed officers from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue service. Two teams of fire officers, equipped with breathing apparatus, entered the quarry but were stopped by thick smoke. MCR members were stood down at 23:59, as the smoke began to clear and visibility started to improve. A subsequent search of the mine did not find anybody. This incident was widely reported in the local news, such the Wiltshire Times.
Mendip Cave Rescue were called by Avon and Somerset Police via SARCALL at 23:39 on 27th September 2025, following a report that a solo caver was overdue and hadn't returned from a trip into Eastwater Cavern, Priddy. With a large number of MCR members attending Hidden Earth, the national caving conference held this year in Llangollen, North Wales, the whole MCR team was put on standby in case there was a need to transport an injured caver through the cave. A small team of 3 MCR members performed an initial search of the cave and found the missing caver at the Crossroads, lost and with a failing light. The caver was escorted back to the surface, and the SARCALL incident was closed at 01:41 with everyone safe and well and back on the surface.
Mendip Cave Rescue were called by Avon and Somerset Police via SARCALL at 19:52 on 3rd May 2025, following a report that a solo cave diver was overdue and hadn't returned from a trip into Stoke Lane Slocker, Stoke St Michael. This cave has an entrance series to a short, free-divable, sump followed by a series of sumps that can only be explored by experienced cave divers. A team of MCR members made their way to the cave to search the passages available to non-divers, whilst a team of cave divers was assembled to potentially search the cave passage beyond the sumps. Due to the potentially serious nature of the incident, the whole MCR team was put on standby in case there was a need to transport divers and their equipment through the entrance series. Whilst the diving team was getting ready, the search team in the cave located the missing caver between the free-divable sump and the entrance and escorted him back to the surface, cold and tired but otherwise unharmed, and the SARCALL incident was closed at 21:47 with everyone back on the surface.
Mendip Cave Rescue were called by Avon and Somerset Police via SARCALL at 12:25 on 3rd November 2024, following a report from a member of the public that a rucksack had been found abandoned by the entrance to Goatchurch Cavern in Burrington Combe. Four MCR members went to investigate, with two members going underground at 13:25 to undertake a quick search of the cave. No one was found, and the SARCALL incident was closed at 13:58 with everyone back on the surface. A false alarm with good intentions.
Mendip Cave Rescue were called by Avon and Somerset Police via SARCALL at 16:34 on 10th August 2024, concerning a caver with an ankle injury who was unable to exit GB Cave near Charterhouse. A team had entered the cave earlier in the day, but one party member slipped on the climb into Great Chamber, falling 2-3 metres. A small team of MCR members initially went underground with medical equipment, followed by further teams with communications equipment and rigging equipment. The casualty's injured ankle was splinted, and she was kept warm whilst the Ladder Dig pitch was re-rigged. She was then lowered down the pitch and then supported and assisted on the climbs as she made her way out of the cave. Due to the location of the casualty and her injuries, the whole MCR team was put on stand by in case a stretcher carry was required, but fortunately she was able to slowly make her own way to the surface. The SARCALL incident was closed at 22:39, with everyone and all the equipment back on the surface, and was attended by 17 MCR members in total.