CRO were contacted by Cumbria Police (CUMPOL) regarding an overdue caving party who had been on a caving trip in Pippikin Pot on Leck Fell. As the CRO Duty Controller (DC) was making initial enquiries before mobilising any team members, they were contacted by CUMPOL and advised that happily, the caving party were safely on the surface and had been in contact as soon as they were in mobile phone…
The team were contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a casualty (M, 45YO) with a lower leg injury which he had sustained on the footpath above Goredale Scar heading towards Malham Tarn. A full team call out was initiated and CRO1 & CRO3 were dispatched to scene. The vehicles met up with a YAS Double Crewed Ambulance (DCA) and also one of our colleagues from North Yorkshire…
The team were contacted by North Yorkshire Police after a walker who had just completed the three peaks raised concerns about a party of 2 walkers she had passed some time earlier as appearing to be making slow progress from the summit of Ingleborough towards Horton in Ribblesdale as night was falling. After speaking to the reporting person, a CRO DC local to Horton checked the car parks for vehicles…
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. …
