INCIDENT 60/2024. AUGUST 19th MON. 12.02 hrs. NORBER BOULDER-FIELD, AUSTWICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

A walker (m, 58) fell from one of the ‘Norber boulders’ (glacial erratics) and sustained a serious ankle injury. As team members arrived at the road-head, an air ambulance was circling overhead. Arriving at the casualty site with a team stretcher (etc) they used it to carry the already ‘packaged’ patient to the helicopter for the flight to hospital. Volunteer hours:  21 Thanks to the farmer for offering off-road parking…

INCIDENT 59/2024. AUGUST 18th SUN 09.56 hrs. PEN Y GHENT, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

A walker (f, 49) was reported to have fallen on the path known as ‘the miners’ track’, to the North West of Pen y ghent summit, sustaining a head injury. As team members and a YAS road ambulance were en route, the walker’s husband told YAS that she had suffered a suspected broken arm but was being walked down Horton Scar Lane, towards the village and could be taken to…

INCIDENT 58/2024. AUGUST 15th THURS 14.27 hrs. KINGSDALE MASTER CAVE, THORNTON IN LONSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

A caver reported that four companions (m, 59; f, 38; m, 26; m, 26) — two experienced and two less so — were unable to reach their ladder from the streamway up to the Roof Tunnel in Kingsdale Master Cave because of fast-flowing and rising water. As the first rescue team members began to move into the Roof Tunnel, they encountered the mispers making their way safely to the surface.…

INCIDENT 51/2024. JULY 22nd MON 15.19 hrs. DEAN MOOR, MALHAM MOOR, NORTH YORKSHIRE

YAS asked for assistance when a cyclist was reported to have fallen from his bike, sustaining possible rib injuries, on the bridleway from Water Sinks to Langscar Gate, Malham Moor. Unfortunately the call had ’emergency roamed’* so the caller could not be contacted in any way to confirm details. When team members and the YAS paramedics arrived at the supposed casualty site, nothing was found. With no patient to deal…