The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a possible overdue caving party in Alum Pot. Following initial enquiries by our group of Duty Controllers it was ascertained that the party had actually got back to the surface, safe and well and had just been a little over their callout time. The team were stood down. In this case a very experienced, and well equipped party had made all…
The team were alerted by our partners at Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to an incident involving a cyclist (M) who had apparently suffered a medical episode. Ambulances had been despatched and we were requested to back up. The team were rapidly alerted but as we were meeting at our depot we were stood down by YAS. Volunteer hours 4
The team were asked by our colleagues from Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) to assist with an ongoing search for a dog which had fallen into a rift in a quarry. A small group of our caving members, and some members of our extended cavers list, attended the site to offer assistance. Despite extensive digging, and descending into the rift by rescuers, the dog, unfortunately, could not be found.…
The Team were requested to assist our partners from Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) with a patient (M,60) at Ribblehead, close to the Station Inn. The casualty was a short distance off road and help was needed to transport them back to the ambulance on the road. A small party was despatched from our Depot, where we were engaged in cleaning up from the previous incident. We were able to help…
