Having just about tidied up from the previous incident, the team were again called out, this time by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (F, 19) who had slipped whilst walking on the Top of South House Moor, near Simon Fell above Selside. She had sustained a painful ankle injury and was unable to continue walking. The location is relatively inaccessible for vehicles, and required a number of team members…
We were alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a walker (F, 76) who had fallen and injured herself on the walk through Wharfe Wood, above Feizor and Austwick. With assistance from some other walkers who had passed the incident, we were guided to the casualty who had slipped whilst crossing a stile in the woods, injuring her chest and back. Our team doctor and one of of…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a walker (F, 43) who had tripped whilst on a walk with friends on Pen Y Ghent and sustained a painful knee injury. She had managed to walk a short distance with her companions but was now in too much pain to continue. Team members drove up to the scene in team vehicles and, having assessed her injury, treated her…
The team were alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS), who were requesting assistance with a visitor (F 49) who had injured herself whilst at Scaleber Force waterfall, near Settle. Fortunately, whilst we were mobilising, the YAS crew had been able to assist the injured party to their nearby vehicle and did not need further assistance from us. The team were stood down. We wish the casualty well. Volunteer hours…
