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, team members helped the walker down the steep section of path, then sledged him down to a team Land Rover, on a Bell stretcher. He and his companion were driven to Horton in Ribblesdale and their car for the journey home or to hospital.
Volunteer hours: 41
