A walker (m, 19) called the ambulance service saying that he and a companion (f) were lost and cold. The call went to NWAS, via a mast in Lancashire, and information was passed to YAS, who called CRO because their system showed the mispers to be on the summit ridge of Whernside. Team members were alerted but after some communication difficulties it was established that the mispers had been met by other walkers who showed them the way and escorted them off the hill to safety; the team was stood down
Volunteer hours: 1
Footnote: Inland search and rescue is a public safety issue and, therefore, the responsibility of the police, rather than the ambulance services. Voluntary cave and mountain rescue teams carry out their activities on behalf of the police in order to get people to a place of safety — usually handing over a casualty to the ambulance service for further assessment and transport to hospital, as necessary. The exception is when an air ambulance helicopter is involved. The standard advice for people needing help in a remote place that is inaccessible to a road ambulance, is to call 999, ask for police and ask them for mountain (or cave) rescue.