A visitor (f,42) having left her mobility scooter in order to get nearer to the foot of the Cove, became incapacitated. After giving her pain relief, CRO members and Yorkshire Ambulance Service personnel helped her return safely to Malham. Volunteer hours: 16.5
Mountain Rescue
Incident 35/2016 – May 21st Sat. 17.57 – Nature Trail, Clapham, North Yorkshire – Local incident
A local man was taken ill on the Nature Trail. CRO members used a team vehicle to return him to Clapham and hand him over to Yorkshire Ambulance Service personnel. Volunteer hours: 3
Incident 34/2016 – May 14th Sat. 17.57 – Swinetail, Ingleborough, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue
A Three Peaks walker (f,18) stumbled / slipped while ascending the hill, sustaining a suspected ankle fracture. When she had been given pain relief and the leg had been splinted, she was carried down the steep path, then to a CRO vehicle for transport to a road ambulance, waiting in Chapel le dale. Volunteer hours: 57
Incident 33/2016 – May 14th Sat. 15.18 – Pikedaw Hill, Malham, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue
A runner (f,41) competing in a fell-race, tripped and fell, descending from Pikedaw Hill, sustaining shoulder and knee injuries. After ‘packaging’ by CRO members, she was lifted off by air ambulance, then transferred to a road ambulance for transport to hospital. Volunteer hours: 10.5