INCIDENT 69/2022  AUG. 27th SAT. 16.41 HORTON MOOR, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A walker (m, 32) was reported to have sustained an ankle injury at a location believed to be almost at the top of Horton Scar Lane (a.k.a. ‘The Vicarage Track’ or ‘The Hull Pot Track’) from Horton in Ribblesdale. It seemed that this incident would be a simple pickup by a small team in a Land Rover but, as a precaution, the vehicle from Clapham was backed up by another,…

INCIDENT 67/2022 AUG. 23rd TUE. 17.41  WHERNSIDE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A Three Peaks walker (m, 55) suffered a knee injury – possibly caused by the repeated pounding of his feet on the hardened path surfaces (?) – a little way down the steep descent from the top of Whernside, so that he was unable to continue walking.  He called North Yorkshire Police and the request for help was passed on to the CRO duty controller. Having splinted the injured leg,…

INCIDENT 65/2022 AUG. 14th SUN. 15.28 HEAD OF WATLOWES (‘THE DRY VALLEY’), MALHAM MOOR, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A walker (f, 54) slipped and sustained a suspected broken ankle on the path from Water Sinks, just before it joins the path down into ‘the Dry Valley’, leading to Malham Cove. A small team of CRO members walked down from Langscar Gate, administered pain relief, splinted the leg, lifted the walker onto a lightweight Titan stretcher and carried her to a team Land Rover. This took her down to…

INCIDENT 63/2022 AUG. 11th THU. 11.08 PATH TO JANET’S FOSS, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A walker (m, 48) was reported to be experiencing chest pains just beyond New Laithe on the path from Malham to Janet’s Foss. CRO members responded, but the first to arrive on scene found that the patient had just been loaded into the YAA air ambulance. They ensured the safety of the patient’s family while the helicopter took off, then escorted them back to the car, in the car park.…