A walker (f) slipped while climbing a stile, fracturing her neck of femur. CRO members assisted the ambulance crew by carrying her to a CRO vehicle, for transfer to a road ambulance. Volunteer hours 23.
The team were called upon by Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) to potentially assist with an ongoing rescue they had in Goyden Pot. A number of members were placed on stand-by but were ultimately not deployed as UWFRA were able to resolve the incident successfully themselves. A good outcome
INCIDENT 55/2023 JUL. 6th THU. 13.32 POT SCAR, FEIZOR, AUSTWICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT
YAS called CRO when a climber (m, 54) fell a short distance (<2m?) onto rocks at Pot Scar, Feizor. Paramedics assessed him and gave pain relief for a shoulder injury. Team members gave him further pain relief, lifting him onto a vacuum mattress to immobilise him, as a precaution. A
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to advise that the party of a walker (F, 27yrs) had become cragfast* on steep rocky ground, in blustery winds, on the path leading up to the summit of Pen-y-Ghent on the 3 Peaks Walk. Following contact with the party, a small
A visitor (f, 62) was reported to be experiencing chest pains and difficulty in breathing on the outward (western) arm of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, between Pecca Bridge and Thornton Force. As a ‘normal’ callout was being arranged, two team members and two medical practitioners from other cave rescue teams*
