From walkers exhausted in the heat to ‘white van man’ stranded in the snow and from pot-holing sheep to an injured caver needing hauling 80m to the surface, 2022 was a very varied year for members of the Cave Rescue Organisation. Of course, the 96 (ninety-six) incidents and eight alerts (resolved without team members going out) included a lot of ‘routine’ rescues. In all, the team went out to 113…
INCIDENT 96/2022 DEC 28th WED. 14.18 PATH FROM TWISLETON HALL TO BEEZLEYS, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT
A walker (f, 46) slipped, sustaining a knee injury, on the steep muddy path from Twisleton Hall to Beezleys Farm which connects the two arms of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. Having confirmed the location, a small team of CRO members went to assist the YAS paramedics in transporting the casualty to the road ambulance. Volunteer hours: 5
INCIDENT 95/2022 (Same minute) KINGSDALE ROAD, THORNTON IN LONSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – LOCAL INCIDENT
NYP received a call from a delivery driver (m, 28) ‘stuck in snow’ on Thornton Lane. He had described ‘heavy snow and icy conditions’, then added ‘new-born baby on board, as well as partner’. It was not possible to contact the caller to confirm location, so members took a team Land Rover and the Honda Pioneer up Thornton Lane, which runs from Thornton Church/Marton Arms towards Kingsdale. With snow across…
ALERT only. DEC. 17th SAT. 17.18 – INGLEBOROUGH, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE – ALERT No 8 of 2022
A fell-runner (m, 38) called NYP to say that he was on Ingleborough and stuck in a snowdrift. He said he had 10% phone battery, was in running gear, with a head torch, but no injuries. 24 seconds later, a further call was received and that became incident no 95. Members were warned to be ready to go out, but while the duty controller was attempting to confirm the locations…