A farmer reported one of his sheep had fallen down the 20m pitch at the entrance to Calf Holes, and was concerned as water levels appeared to be rising due to the heavy rain. A small team attended to find the stream into the pot in flood. An inspection was made of accessible areas of the pitch, but no sign of the sheep could be found. In the interests of…
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Incident 39/2017 – June 3rd Sat. 17.29 – Fluted Hole, Newby Moss, North Yorkshire – Animal Rescue
A pot-holer reported that a sheep had fallen down Fluted Hole and appeared uninjured, but was too heavy for him to rescue, alone. A small team went up onto Newby Moss, extricating the sheep from 18m down and releasing it onto the fell. Volunteer hours: 8
Incident 38/2017 – June 2nd Fri. 23.02 – Sulber Nick, Ingleborough, North Yorkshire – Mountain Rescue
Two Three Peaks walkers (both f, 25) reported themselves lost and benighted, while descending from Ingleborough to Horton in Ribblesdale. CRO members soon found them and escorted them down to Horton. Moonlight and their single small light had been inadequate for them to find their way. Volunteer hours: 20
Incident 37/2017 – May 31st Wed. 15.00 – Gaping Gill, North Yorkshire – Cave Rescue
During incident no 36, a caver (m 60) suffered from chest pains whilst at the foot of Gaping Gill where he was helping to manage winch descents of the cave. He rode to the surface in the winch chair where his condition was assessed and stabilized by a Bradford Pothole Club member and Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The casualty was carried by stretcher to the air ambulance that had returned from…