As the team were returning to base from the previous incident one of the Assistant Controllers (Underground) who was staying at the Red Rose CPC hostel, at Bull Pot Farm, alerted the Duty Controller that a party of four cavers (all M in 50s) were overdue from a traverse trip in the Easegill system between Cow Pot and Top Sink. We were subsequently called by Cumbria Police to assist with…
INCIDENT 54/2025. JUNE 28th SAT. 18:26hrs. RAVEN RAY, WATERFALLS TRAIL, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE
The Team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist with a visitor (F, 24) who had slipped whilst on the Waterfalls Trail and hurt her ankle. She was unable to put weight on the ankle or continue her walk. After an assessment by team RRMTs (Casualty Carers) the casualty was lifted onto a Titan stretcher and transported to CRO 3 which was waiting on the track nearby. The casualty…
ALERT ONLY, JUNE 28th SAT 15:49hrs INGLETON WATERFALLS TRAIL, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 5 OF 2025
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a report of a walker that had fallen and injured themselves on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. As the Duty Controller was making initial enquiries with staff at the Waterfalls Trail they confirmed that the injured party had managed to get themselves back to the car park, with assistance from passing member of the public. No assistance was required from CRO.
INCIDENT 53/2025. June 20th FRI. 16:31hrs SCALEBER FORCE, Nr SETTLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a visitor (f,28) who had fallen on the footpath downstream of the waterfall. It was reported that she was suffering neck and lower limb injuries and was having difficulty with breathing. The team assisted YAS paramedics to stabilise the casualty then placed her into a full body vacuum mattress and onto a stretcher. This was then carefully hauled…