The team responded to a request from North Yorkshire Police to assist with a dog that had slipped 8 metres down a slope and was stuck on a ledge a few metres above the river. On arrival the team set up a twin rope system and lowered a team member to the ledge. Once the dog was secured safely it was lowered to the river below where two swift water…
The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to assist a local farmer with a pregnant sheep stuck on a ledge, on a small crag on the west side of Warrendale Knotts above Settle. The sheep had apparently been there a few days and had not self rescued. Following a reccy of the site with the farmer it was agreed we would attend the following morning to help the animal.…
A member of the public reported a sheep stuck on a ledge in a disused quarry near Ingleton. The team gave the sheep an opportunity to self-rescue. When it did not do so, team members attended and, having discussed the situation with the farmer, set up a rope rescue system. One team member abseiled down to the sheep and persuaded it into a Specialised Aerial Carrying Kit™. Other team members…
Following a report of a sheep down a fluted shaft on Newby Moss, a small team were mobilised. to recover the stricken animal. They accessed the site in CRO 1 and CRO 4. One team member descended the shaft and was able to capture the sheep and encourage it into the animal haul sack. Both were then carefully brought to the surface and the sheep released, a little hungry but…
