The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a possible high risk missing person. As the Duty Controller was making initial enquiries NYP confirmed that the person had been located safe and well.
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INCIDENT 85/2024. DECEMBER 11th WED. 09:24 hrs. MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE.
NYP requested CRO’s assistance after a member of the public found a person at the base of the cove believed to be deceased. Following confirmation from the Police that this was a fatality, team members assisted with the evacuation of the deceased from the scene and passed onto the undertaker. FATAL Volunteer hours: 70
ALERT ONLY, NOVEMBER 13th WEDS 12.55hrs, CRUMMACKDALE, AUSTWICK, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 7 OF 2024
The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police after they had been contacted by a passing walker to a possible incident. The man had seen, from a distance, a hound (which was part of a pack being trailed on Studrigg Scar) apparently tumbling down a steep bank. He had seen the hound get up but had seen nothing beyond that and was concerned as to its’ welfare. Neither the police…
INCIDENT 00/1934. OCTOBER 13th SAT 19.15 hrs. GINGLING HOLE, FOUNTAINS FELL, MALHAM MOOR, WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE.
A potholer (m) was reported to have displaced a loose boulder which trapped his leg and broke it in two places on the slope into what was then the final chamber of Gingling Hole. His companions made splints from a camera tripod and a wooden ladder rung before trying to move him. Meanwhile, it was about three and a quarter hours before their club-mate who had gone out for help…