A walker (f, 49) was reported to have fallen on the path known as ‘the miners’ track’, to the North West of Pen y ghent summit, sustaining a head injury. As team members and a YAS road ambulance were en route, the walker’s husband told YAS that she had suffered
A caver reported that four companions (m, 59; f, 38; m, 26; m, 26) — two experienced and two less so — were unable to reach their ladder from the streamway up to the Roof Tunnel in Kingsdale Master Cave because of fast-flowing and rising water. As the first rescue
North Yorkshire Police called the team to assist a canyoner (f, 14) who had fallen about 9 metres into the River Doe. Her group leaders had brought her out onto the bank, where she was complaining of back pain. Team members attended together with paramedics from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a walker (m, 19) who had collapsed and suffered facial injuries on the footpath near Janet’s Foss. Team members assisted the on scene paramedics to bring the casualty to a nearby field where he was transferred to the air ambulance crew and
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) asked the team to assist with a walker (m, 78) who had fallen and injured his lower back on the footpath near to the River Greta. Team members assisted the YAS crew to place him into a vacuum mattress full body splint then into a stretcher
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a medical emergency for a walker (f, 69) who had collapsed whilst walking near Horton. Team members assisted paramedics to place her into a team stretcher then into CRO 3 which is equipped to transport a patient in a stretcher. This
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a lone walker (M, 53) who had found himself benighted and disorientated near the top of Malham Cove at the end of a long day’s walk, as he was returning to Malham. Finding himself on very steep ground with only a
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a walker (m, 89) who had fallen and injured his shoulder on the footpath near Janet’s Foss. Team members attended ready for the expected stretcher carry, but some astute local knowledge allowed a team vehicle to drive right to the casualty’s
YAS asked for assistance when a cyclist was reported to have fallen from his bike, sustaining possible rib injuries, on the bridleway from Water Sinks to Langscar Gate, Malham Moor. Unfortunately the call had ’emergency roamed’* so the caller could not be contacted in any way to confirm details. When
Having just emerged from Lower Long Churn Cave, a caver (m, 30) slipped on the stile, sustaining a lower leg injury. Unable to walk down to Selside, he phoned for help. After assessment by the YAS crew from Ingleton, the injury was splinted and the casualty assisted into CRO 4

