A walker (m,68) was reported to have ‘passed out’, then regained consciousness, on the path at the foot of Malham Cove. CRO members carried him by stretcher to a waiting air ambulance for the journey to Harrogate General Hospital, for assessment. Volunteer hours: 27
Mountain Rescue
Incident 16/2017 – Apr. 4th Tue. 10.21 – Fell Lane, Ingleton, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue.
A walker (m,39) was reported to be experiencing a fit, on the bridleway to Crina Bottom. After attention from a YAS paramedic, he was assisted into a CRO Land Rover, for transport to a road ambulance, down on the Hawes road. He was then taken to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary for a check-up. Volunteer hours: 9.5
Incident 15/2017 – Apr. 2nd Sun. 17.45 – Baxenghyll Gorge, Ingleton, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue.
The team were requested by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist helimed 98 with the evacuation of a photographer (m) who had suffered a broken leg whilst on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. Team members escorted the air paramedics to the casualty and assisted with preparing him for transfer to a road ambulance which arrived shortly after. The casualty was then carried by team members to the road ambulance. Volunteer hours: 21…
Incident 14/2017 – Mar 31st Fri. 12.13 – Pen y ghent, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue.
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (f, 16) suffering an asthma attack, near the summit of Pen-y-ghent. The casualty was assessed by air ambulance paramedics, before being escorted down to a team vehicle for transport to a road ambulance. Volunteer hours: 20