North Yorkshire Police asked the team to assist with a Three Peaks walker (m,63) suffering from exhaustion on the descent of Whernside. Team members attended and located the walker on the summit ridge, considerably higher up the fell than the initial information had suggested. The walker was assessed and given fluids and high-energy food, after which his condition improved. He attempted to walk off with assistance from team members, and…
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (M 75) who had fallen and hit his head on some rocks in the vicinity of Gaping Gill. The first team members set off in CRO 4, our Honda Pioneer ATV, followed closely by more members in CROs 2 and 3. As the first team members arrived on scene they found that the Yorkshire Air Ambulance was already in…
Whilst the Duty Controller was starting incident 55, a second call came from North Yorkshire Police (2 seconds between the police messages on the log!) requesting assistance to investigate a report of an injured walker (F) heading very slowly towards Horton. A passing member of the public had seen the party moving slowly trying to get back to their vehicles in Horton and had been asked to call for Mountain…
The Team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist with a visitor (F, 24) who had slipped whilst on the Waterfalls Trail and hurt her ankle. She was unable to put weight on the ankle or continue her walk. After an assessment by team RRMTs (Casualty Carers) the casualty was lifted onto a Titan stretcher and transported to CRO 3 which was waiting on the track nearby. The casualty…
