A Three Peaks walker was reported missing, several hours after saying he could not go on from Whernside, but would return to Horton, because of a knee problem. He was alone, with no map etc.. The rest of the party continued. He rang his wife to say he was at ‘Scale Farm, at the bottom of the mountain’. Chapel le dale was added to the information – incorrectly, as it…
Incident 44/2016 – Jun 18th Sat. 10.30 – Fern Pot, Newby Moss, Ingleborough, North Yorkshire – Animal Rescue
A fell-runner reported seeing a lamb, about 10m down into Fern Pot, but couldn’t recover it safely, on his own. A small team was able to do this and, with no ewe taking an interest, returned the lamb to its owner. Volunteer hours: 8
Incident 42/2016 – Jun 12th Sun. 19.03 – Storrs Common, Ingleton, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue
A woman (79) slipped and fell on Storrs Common, having just completed the Waterfalls Walk. A local man called for an ambulance and alerted the team due to the location, knowing access would be difficult for an ambulance. Team members carried out initial treatment of the woman, and splinted her for arm and suspected shoulder injuries, before stretchering her to a waiting ambulance in Ingleton. Volunteer hours: 18
Incident 41/2016 – Jun 9th Thu. 17.21 – Three Peaks walk, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue
The team were contacted by the Police, after the organisers of a charity walk expressed concern for 2 inexperienced walkers attempting the 3 peaks walk as part of an organised fundraising event, last seen on Pen y Ghent at 10.30. Our duty controller quickly established that the 2 walkers (male 19 & 25) had no waterproofs, food, drink, map or compass with them – just the clothes they started the…