The Team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist with a visitor (F, 30) who had slipped whilst on the Waterfalls Trail and hurt her ankle. She was unable to put weight on the ankle or continue her walk. Team members attended , treated the walker and stretchered her to an ambulance waiting nearby. Our thanks to colleagues at Yorkshire Ambulance Service for their assistance. We wish the casualty…
Whilst deployed at the previous incident, the Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to an incident at Beezley Falls near Ingleton. A canyoner (F, 17) had slipped from rocks into a pool, injuring her shoulder. In considerable pain, she had been assisted by friends to the bank but was unable to self extricate from the rocky area, and was becoming very cold. Team members diverted from the other incident…
The Team received a call from one of our members at the Red Rose CPC hostel, at Bull Pot Farm, that a party of 8 cavers (2m and 6f, 20-29) on the ‘Easegill Traverse’ caving trip between Lancaster Hole and Wretched Rabbit were overdue. We were subsequently called by the North Yorkshire Police to assist with searching for the missing party. As the Team were being mobilised, local cavers did…
The team were called out by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to assist a walker (M, 35) who had slipped and fallen whilst descending from Whernside on the 3 Peaks Path. He had sustained a painful ankle injury and was unable to continue. The team were quickly mobilised to the site and after assessment of the injury and pain relief, the walker was splinted and stretchered back down the hill to…
