The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a visitor to Gordale Scar (F, 58) who was reportedly suffering a medical problem. Members, team vehicles and a YAS ambulance, were despatched to the scene, which was exceptionally busy. On arrival our members searched for the patient, who could not be found. Enquiries at the scene with witnesses indicated that someone had been taken ill some time…
As the day-long search around Incident 38 was continuing, we received our third call of the day – to the third of our famous Yorkshire 3 Peaks! This time we were alerted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to a walker (F, 30) who had slipped whilst descending the stepped path from the summit of Whernside to Bruntscar. She had suffered a painful lower leg injury and was unable to continue…
Whilst the majority of the team were engaged with the previous incident, a small number of members were providing safety cover at a local annual fell race in Horton. These members were alerted by the Race Control to a runner who had become injured on the descent from the summit of Pen y Ghent. Vehicles and members were despatched to the site to offer assistance. On arrival they found two…
The Team were contacted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to assist with enquires and a possible search for two walkers (both M, late 60’s) who had been reported missing overnight having failed to return to their accommodation in Horton in Ribblesdale the previous evening. Initial enquires placed their last known position as being close to Ingleborough. A short time later one of the walkers returned to Horton and said he…
