A walker was reported to have broken his ankle after tripping on the return leg of Ingleton waterfalls walk. He was found by CRO team members towards the southern end of Quarry Wood, near to the bridge over the River Doe. CRO gave the injured walker some pain relief and fitted a splint to support a suspected fracture to his lower leg. He was carried in a wheeled stretcher along the waterfalls path to a CRO vehicle on Storrs Common, for onward transport and a handover to Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
Volunteer hours: 24
A walker was reported to have broken his ankle after tripping on the return leg of Ingleton waterfalls walk. He was found by CRO team members towards the southern end of Quarry Wood, near to the bridge over the River Doe. CRO gave the injured walker some pain relief and fitted a splint to support a suspected fracture to his lower leg. He was carried in a wheeled stretcher along the waterfalls path to a CRO vehicle on Storrs Common, for onward transport and a handover to Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
Volunteer hours: 24
