YAS asked for assistance when a cyclist was reported to have fallen from his bike, sustaining possible rib injuries, on the bridleway from Water Sinks to Langscar Gate, Malham Moor. Unfortunately the call had ’emergency roamed’* so the caller could not be contacted in any way to confirm details. When team members and the YAS paramedics arrived at the supposed casualty site, nothing was found. With no patient to deal with, the YAS personnel were re-directed to a new incident and team members began an exhaustive search of all bridleways in the area, as well as asking other people whether they had seen a cyclist in apparent pain or distress. Nothing was found and no further emergency call was received.
* Where a caller’s network has no signal, a 999 call will ‘roam’ to a different network, if one is available. However, the system works only when a roamed call is made, so it is helpful, in this situation, if the caller makes a second call, a little later, to add to or confirm detail.
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