INCIDENT 19/2021 – May 19th Wed. 07.03 – Pickering area, North Yorkshire – Local Incident

A man (59) was reported to be ‘at risk’, having been missing from home near Pickering since early evening on Monday. Scarborough and Ryedale MRT searched for him through Tuesday night, supported by Cleveland MRT and RAF Leeming MRT.   They were joined on Wednesday morning by small teams from CRO, Swaledale MRT, UWFRA and MRSD(E) search dogs. The man was not found and teams stood down, late in the day.…

INCIDENT 17/2021 – May 15th Sat. 13.12 – Path across the head of The Allotment, Ingleborough, North Yorkshire. – Mountain Incident

A walker (f, 58) fell on the path from Simon Fell Breast to Sulber Nick, on Ingleborough, sustaining a deep gash just below her knee-cap. The call was originally sent to Swaledale MRT, but they transferred the call to CRO as soon as the location was clarified.  The team’ s Honda Pioneer was driven from near Clapham almost to the patient, while two Land Rovers, with more members, went via…

INCIDENT 16/2021 – May 14th Fri. 20.21 – Near Winskill Stones, Langcliffe, North Yorkshire. – Mountain Incident

A visitor (m, 22) was scrambling along a ledge on Langcliffe Scar, near Winskill Stones, when he slipped and fell about 2m. He landed on both feet but injured both lower legs. Team members worked with YAS paramedics to treat the injuries and provide some measure of pain relief, before stretchering him about 150m to the waiting road ambulance. Volunteer hours: 26    

INCIDENT 15/2021 – May 9th Sun. 14.21 – Pen y ghent, Horton in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire. – Mountain Incident

A walker (f, 61) was reported to have taken a fall, breaking an ankle on the path down from Pen y ghent towards Hull Pot, near its junction with the ‘old Three Peaks route’.  As team members responded, YAS advised that an air ambulance had collected the patient and was flying her down to meet the road ambulance on Horton Playing Field. The team stood down. Volunteer hours: 24