INCIDENT 78/2023 SEP. 10th 12.10 BARBONDALE GORGE, BARBON, CUMBRIA – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

Cumbria Police asked CRO to assist a scrambler (f, 46) who had slipped in Barbondale Gorge, injuring her right lower leg.  Team members accessed the casualty who was at an awkward location in the gorge, assessed her, administered pain relief, and splinted her leg.  They then placed her on a Bell stretcher, hauled her out of the gorge, and transported her down to the road where she was handed over…

INCIDENT 74/2023 SEP. 1st FRI. 16.21 PATH Nr BEEZLEY FALLS, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A visitor (m, 48), sustained an ankle injury such that he could not put weight on it, following a slip on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail near Beezley Falls. He phoned for an ambulance, but some time later a more experienced walker advised that he should have asked for his 999 call to go to the Police and they should be asked for Mountain Rescue. She then did this on his…

INCIDENT 67/2023 AUG 10th THURS 15.09 THORNTON FORCE, THORNTON-IN-LONSDALE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

Just as the Team were clearing from the previous sheep rescue incident, we were again called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a walker (F, 52) who had injured her ankle near Thornton Force, on the Ingleton Waterfalls Walk. Team members attended and administered treatment to stabilise the injury before a short stretcher carry back to Team vehicles nearby. Colleagues from Yorkshire Ambulance Service also attended but,  thankfully,  were not…

INCIDENT 23/2023 (SAME DAY) 14.23 TOP OF MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE, MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A walker (m, 73) missed his footing on the edge of the limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove, hitting his head on the rock and suffering lower leg and wrist abrasions. A doctor in his walking group dressed the head wound, but left with other group members who were feeling cold when team members arrived. The head bandaging was not disturbed and the casualty was placed in an…