A Three Peaks walker called 999 after his girlfriend (19) fainted, repeatedly, at the beginning of the descent from Whernside towards Bruntscar. The CRO Duty Controller described what then happened: ‘The weather was worsening and it was starting to get dark. They had huddled down and she was in a
A walker (m, 64) slipped while walking from Ingleborough to Park Fell, sustaining a suspected broken ankle. A ‘hasty party’ (fell-runners with initial equipment) assessed and splinted the injury and put the patient into an insulated casualty bag. After further assessment by the team doctor, the patient was lifted onto
A walker (m, 34) stumbled on the return leg of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, sustaining a very painful ankle injury. After the team doctor had assessed the injury and given mild pain relief, team members splinted the ankle and stretchered the casualty to Beezleys. A team vehicle returned him to
We’re pleased to publish our latest annual report, detailing the incidents we attended in 2023, together with other fascinating details about the team’s progress. You can view it online here, and we shall be circulating the printed version from the end of this week, going to all our usual local
Three Three Peaks walkers (m, m, f) reported themselves lost and benighted on the summit of Ingleborough. PhoneFind confirmed their position and they were asked to remain at the summit shelter. One team, in the Honda Pioneer, drove up onto Little Ingleborough and a second team went to Crina Bottom
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) asked for assistance when a walker (m, 54) experienced chest pains on Horton Scar Lane — a popular walking route to and from Pen y ghent. After assessment by YAS paramedics from the Air Ambulance the patient was carried the short distance to the helicopter, which
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