A walker (f, 62) slipped and fell on Whernside, sustaining a nasty gash to the forehead. The call dropped out before NYP could establish an accurate location, so that, when there was no response to the CRO duty controller’s PhoneFind text, he was left with the dilemma of which route (or routes) team members should take to reach the casualty. Fortunately, the caller’s phone came back into signal so she was able to report that although she had slipped while on the ‘easy’ path along the summit ridge, she was now descending cautiously towards Bruntscar (the ‘usual’ Three Peaks descent path). Two team members drove a CRO Land Rover along Philpin Lane to meet the injured walker, returning her to her accommodation at Ribblehead. Here, re-united with friends, her head wound was given attention and she was advised to go to A&E.
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