Cave & Mountain Rescue

Saving Lives Above & Below Ground in the Yorkshire Dales What we do Awards and Recognition The History of CRO Safety Going Out Scheme Historical Incident Reports Resources for Children The Cave Rescue Organisation is based in Clapham in North Yorkshire and provides the cave…
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The CRO is a charity and it’s volunteers respond to Cave and Mountain Rescue in the Three Peaks and Malham areas of the Yorkshire Dales The CRO is a charity and cannot run without the help of both it’s members and it’s supporters. There are…
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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…
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INCIDENT 52 / 2025 JUNE 14th SAT 16.27hrs. KINGSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Whilst busy with the previous 2 incidents, the Team received a call from North Yorkshire Police concerning a lone walker (F, age not known) who had become separated from her group whilst doing the 3 Peaks Walk. She had apparently descended into the wrong valley…
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INCIDENT 51 / 2025 JUNE 14th SAT 15.45hrs HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

A number of Team members were assisting with a local fell race on Pen y Ghent, near Horton in Ribblesdale. This is an annual event for our local fell running community, at which we are always pleased to help. The race had largely gone well…
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INCIDENT 50 /2025. JUNE 14th SAT 14.24hrs. OCCUPATION ROAD, DENT, CUMBRIA

The start of a busy afternoon for the Team! We were alerted to an incident by our colleagues at Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, which had been misdirected to them by Cumbria Police. The incident was very near the border of our two Teams,  just above…
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