Emergency Services at Baitings Reservoir in Ripponden after reports a girl fell in

Police say they were called soon after 1 o'clock this afternoon

Police cars at the scene of Baitings Dam this evening
Author: Charlotte LinnecarPublished 28th May 2025
Last updated 28th May 2025

There's emergency services at Baitings Reservoir in Ripponden this afternoon after reports a girl fell into the water.

Police say that soon after 13:17 this afternoon it was reported a girl had fallen into the water at the Dam.

We're told emergency services are currently on the scene, with searches ongoing to locate the girl.

Fire and Rescue say three crews are searching at the scene alongside a crew from Littleborough and colleagues in the other emergency services.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service added that they have the Hazardous Area Response Team, at the incident.

Anyone who has any information which could assist ongoing searches is asked to contact Calderdale District Police online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/LiveChat or by calling 101 referencing police log 797 of today.

Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio 80s on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio80s.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.