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 58/2023 JUL. 9th SUN. 14.03 THORNTON FORCE, THORNTON IN LONSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A visitor (m, 37) slipped, while ‘taking a selfie’ on the ledge which runs behind the waterfall at Thornton Force on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. He fell and slithered the 3+ metres down onto rocks, below and was held there, temporarily by the force of the waterfall. Aided by a friend, he was able to stand and escape the water. He was standing and ‘seemed happy’ when the first CRO…

INCIDENT 87/2022  OCT. 30th SUN. 12.13 Nr THORNTON FORCE, INGLETON WATERFALLS TRAIL, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A member of the public reported finding a visitor (m, 37) on the ground, with ‘chest pains, unable to move, poor speech and had been dizzy then fallen’ on the path near Thornton Force. A heart attack was suspected. NYP passed this message to CRO and to YAS. A local police officer collected a defibrillator and set off to assist. As team members were beginning to respond, YAS also initiated…

INCIDENT 62/2022 AUG. 10th WED. 12.40 THORNTON FORCE, INGLETON WATERFALLS TRAIL, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A visitor (f,77), whose medical history included low blood pressure, fainted on a very hot and sunny day as she approached Thornton Force on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. She regained consciousness but was unfit to walk further. A passer-by who is a nurse stayed with the patient, in the shade, while the patient’s daughter moved to where she could telephone the Police to call CRO. Members helped the patient on…