Shortly after we had closed down incident number 69, CRO were contacted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to assist with a group of 3 walkers who had taken a wrong turn whilst descending Ingleborough and were heading towards Clapham rather than their intended destination of Horton in Ribblesdale. After making contact with the party, who were cold, but uninjured and hunkered down, a CRO Duty Controller (DC) was able to…
Due to a road closure affecting access, Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) had requested MRT assistance in gaining access to a local person having a medical issue at Foxup. The call initially went to Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UFWRA) as the incident was within their area of operation. However, the road closure meant that it would be faster for CRO to attend, so UWFRA contacted CRO and handed the incident…
The team was called by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (M 69) above Malham Cove with a foot injury after falling on a rock and unable to walk. After an assessment by team members, he was carried by stretcher to the team vehicles and transported back to his accommodation near to Malham. Volunteer hours: 55
North Yorkshire Police requested the team’s assistance. Team members along with the team’s two search dogs assisted with a search in the area. Volunteer hrs: 60
