INCIDENT 18/2023 APR. 15th SAT. 10.54 PARK FELL, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE, MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A fell-runner (f, 57) slipped on a muddy patch while ascending Park Fell from Colt Park, near Ribblehead, sustaining a suspected ankle fracture. Her companions called CRO via North Yorkshire Police, then kept the casualty warm until team members arrived. After assessment by a team doctor, the casualty’s leg was splinted and she was part-carried and part-sledged down the hill on a Bell stretcher. Meanwhile, her companions were taken to…

INCIDENT 12/2023 MAR. 5th SUN. 14.11. LITTLE INGLEBOROUGH, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A walker (m, 58) beginning the descent from Little Ingleborough to Gaping Gill tripped on a protruding rock. In falling forward with arms outstretched, he suffered a suspected shoulder dislocation. The walking group leader rang 999, asked for ‘police’, then ‘mountain rescue’ and gave an accurate ten-figure grid reference. He offered mild pain relief and fastened the injured arm in the least painful position before the group continued gently towards…

INCIDENT 11/2023 FEB. 24th FRI. 12.37 FEIZOR, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A walker (m85) heading towards Austwick on the track from Feizor collapsed due to a suspected cardiac arrest. Despite the best efforts of the walker’s companion, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Yorkshire Air Ambulance and CRO, all attempts to revive the walker were sadly unsuccessful.                       FATAL Volunteer hours: 20

INCIDENT 09/2023 FEB. 18th SAT. 20.32 SOUTH OF SULBER NICK PATH, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

Three Three Peaks walkers (all m, 23) said they were lost in the dark, with one of their party struggling to walk, coming off Ingleborough. They said they thought they were about a mile from Horton. The team’s PhoneFind app put them in exactly the same location as in incident no 8, so while other members headed for Horton as a precaution, two local members walked up from Beecroft, found…