CRO were called out by North Yorkshire Police after a member of a caving party (F 60 YO) had a medical episode just as she taking part in a caving trip in Ireby Fell cavern. Showing great fortitude, she was able to ascend the final pitches with the assistance/encouragement of the other members of her party and an emergency call was made as soon as they got to the surface. …
The team were called out by North Yorkshire Police to assist with a casualty (F 15 YO) who had sustained a lower leg injury whilst descending from the summit of Ingleborough as part of her DofE expedition. The CRO duty controller (DC) spoke to the well equipped/prepared casualty party to ascertain the nature of the injury and gather enough information in order to come up with suitable rescue plan. Team…
The team were called out by Lancashire Police to a report of two overdue cavers (50 Y.O. & 19 Y.O.) in the Lost Johns’ cave system. CRO placed a full team call out for both underground members and surcace members to assist with logistics on the fell. A CRO Duty Controller (DC) liased on site with Lancashire Police and the reporting person (RP) to ascertain what the trip plans of…
The team were called out by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to a walker (m approx 60) who was experiencing a medical event whilst walking on the summit ridge of Whernside. Team members were deployed to initially RV at Ribblehead viaduct before making their way up to the casualty location. A YAS Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) was also deployed to the same RV. Whilst CRO team members were making their way…
