A walker (m, 60) was reported to be experiencing such pain in the area of his kidneys that he could not continue up the path up Whernside. While team members were en route to Blea Moor, the air ambulance flew in and its paramedics treated the patient before he was flown to Ribblehead for transfer to a road ambulance. The team returned to the road-head then stood down. Volunteer hours:…
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INCIDENT 54/2023 JULY 1ST SATURDAY 13.20 PATH NEAR SUMMIT OF PEN-Y-GHENT, HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to advise that the party of a walker (F, 27yrs) had become cragfast* on steep rocky ground, in blustery winds, on the path leading up to the summit of Pen-y-Ghent on the 3 Peaks Walk. Following contact with the party, a small group of team members were diverted from a local school fete, where they were on fundraising duties, to assist the…
INCIDENT 48/2023 (same day) 14:41 DESCENT PATH FROM WHERNSIDE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE. MOUNTAIN INCIDENT
A group of Three Peaks walkers called North Yorkshire Police when one of the group (m, 33) went missing between Whernside summit and Philpin Lane after experiencing some difficulties. A team vehicle checked Philpin Lane up to the Hill Inn but failed to locate the missing walker. CRO team members, already on scene for Incident 47, were redeployed to search paths and ridges that the missing walker could have taken. …
INCIDENT 47/2023 JUNE 17th SAT. 13:19 DESCENT PATH FROM WHERNSIDE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE. MOUNTAIN INCIDENT
A Three Peaks walker (f, 52) experienced severe pain in her left leg while descending the rocky path from Whernside summit, eventually becoming unable to continue. Her party called North Yorkshire Police, who asked CRO to attend. Team members ascended to the casualty’s location where a team doctor assessed her. The casualty was then assisted into a stretcher and wheeled back down the fell to a team Land Rover, which…