North Yorkshire Police (NYP) received an incomplete call from someone (or some people?) who had walked off Whernside, was uninjured but lost and benighted, so couldn’t find their car. From some of the words given, he may have been in the Gunnerfleet area. It transpired that the call had ‘roamed’*
A visitor (m, 77) tripped and fell, sustaining a serious ankle injury. In the broken telephone call he made to YAS, he described being ‘in a field’ and said he could ‘see Gordale Farm to his left’, but gave no further information. Team members were alerted at the same time
The Team were asked by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to assist with the search for a man (M, 53) who had been reported as missing since the previous evening from a holiday park near Tosside. As the site was close to our respective area boundaries, colleagues from neighbouring Bowland Pennine
Whilst the majority of the team were engaged with the previous incident, a small number of members were providing safety cover at a local annual fell race in Horton. These members were alerted by the Race Control to a runner who had become injured on the descent from the summit
The team responded to a request from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to assist with reports that cries for help had been heard from within one of the many potholes on Leck Fell, which form part of the largest cave system in the UK. The team became part a multi
Whilst concluding the previous incident at Malham the Team were alerted again by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a potentially serious incident involving a paraglider near to Ribblehead. A number of other emergency services were also attending. One of our vehicles, with advanced medical personnel on board was
The Team had only just stood down from the previous incident when we were alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with an incident at Malham Cove. A visitor (M, 67) had apparently suffered a medical problem whilst climbing the steps up to the top of the cove. Team
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a medical incident involving a young infant (F, 7 months) in Horton-in-Ribblesdale village, the family having been out walking locally. Local team members were despatched and a vehicle deployed from the the Team Depot in Clapham. On arrival
NYP asked for CRO’s assistance with a search in the Clapham area for a missing person who might be at risk. The misper was soon found, unharmed, and team vehicles transported all involved down to CRO Base. Volunteer hours: 22
North Yorkshire Police asked CRO to assist with a search in the Clapham area for a missing person. Following an extensive search team members found the missing person, sadly deceased. Our thoughts are with the person’s family and friends. FATAL Volunteer hours: 287

