Yorkshire Ambulance Service requested assistance, following a report of a man ‘passed out under Ribblehead Viaduct’. No sooner had the CRO duty controller advised YAS control that a road ambulance could drive to the viaduct than CRO was stood down. The local post van had collected the patient and delivered him to The Station Inn – a First Class service from Royal Mail! Volunteer minutes: Only a few more than…
Alerts only
Jul. 27th Wed. 22.42 – Whernside, North Yorkshire – Alert only.
Three inexperienced walkers (25-30 years) were reported overdue from a walk on Whernside, without maps or torches. A ‘SARLoc’ message (internet location, using their phone’s GPS system) was sent, but five minutes after the initial call, North Yorkshire Police advised that they had returned, safely, to their camp-site in Ingleton. Volunteer minutes: Less than it took to type this!
Alert – Jun 18th 20.03 – Three Peaks Walk, North Yorkshire – Alert only
A Three Peaks walker was reported missing, several hours after saying he could not go on from Whernside, but would return to Horton, because of a knee problem. He was alone, with no map etc.. The rest of the party continued. He rang his wife to say he was at ‘Scale Farm, at the bottom of the mountain’. Chapel le dale was added to the information – incorrectly, as it…
Alert – May 28th 16:46 – Tosside, Skipton, North Yorkshire – Alert only
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked for assistance when someone fell from a bridge into the beck. Very quickly, however, they were advised that there was road access, so a rescue team was not needed.