CRO were called out by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to locate and provide assistance to a 79 year old walker who was in difficulty near to the summit of Whernside. CRO members located and attended to the casualty, who had apparently fallen as a result of a trip and was unable
CRO were asked by our neighbours, Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association, to provide assistance on an incident in their area. Four cavers were reported overdue in Swan Dike Pot, above Pen-y-ghent Gill. Two of the party had made their way out of the cave and reported that one member of the party
North Yorkshire Police passed on a message that two new-born lambs were stuck down a mine shaft, near Gordale House, Malham. CRO caving members were unable to descend very far into the awkward and narrowing natural rift in the limestone bedrock and were unable to see or hear anything. The lambs’ owners
CRO were called out by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to help attend to a walker (m 50) who had fallen on steps at Malham Cove. CRO was stood down shortly after getting mobile, when ambulance paramedics advised that they were able to manage the incident. Volunteer hours: 1
A walker (m 49) collapsed whilst walking up the stepped path to the side of Malham Cove. He was escorted, on foot, to a CRO vehicle and transported to Malham village. Volunteer hours: 29
A young person (m 15) was reported missing whilst walking at Malham Cove. He was found safe and well whilst CRO members were on route to Malham. Volunteer hours: 8
Today (13th April 2017) we have been given the good news that we have been awarded a total of £1,921.95 for our Cooperative Local Community Fund-raising project at the Settle store, which finished on 8 April. This money will be going towards equipping our Swift Water Response team. We would
A group of five cavers (m: 36, 30, 30, 26; f, 29) was reported overdue in Long Kin East Pot. An initial investigation was begun, but they reported themselves to be on the surface, safe and well, two hours after their ‘call-out time’. Volunteer hours: 4
A walker (m,68) was reported to have ‘passed out’, then regained consciousness, on the path at the foot of Malham Cove. CRO members carried him by stretcher to a waiting air ambulance for the journey to Harrogate General Hospital, for assessment. Volunteer hours: 27
A walker (m,39) was reported to be experiencing a fit, on the bridleway to Crina Bottom. After attention from a YAS paramedic, he was assisted into a CRO Land Rover, for transport to a road ambulance, down on the Hawes road. He was then taken to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary

