North Yorkshire Police asked for CRO’s assistance following the report of a missing person, believed to be at risk of harm. Team members were alerted and preparing to set off when NYP officers found the misper, safe, near Janet’s Foss. The team stood down. Volunteer hours: 3
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ALERT only. FEB 17th FRI. 13.28 – PEN Y GHENT, NORTH YORKSHIRE – ALERT No 2 of 2023
Two people with two dogs reported themselves stranded on the path down over the crags at the southern end (‘the sharp end’) of Pen y ghent in very strong wind. They asked the Police for Mountain Rescue, but as members were preparing to set out, the duty controller received a call to say that they had been assisted by other walkers and were returning to the summit before taking the…
ALERT only. JAN. 29th SUN. 18.21 – MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE – ALERT No 1 of 2023
North Yorkshire Police put the team on stand-by when they were advised of a vulnerable man in difficulty, and possibly at serious risk, near Malham. Fortunately they resolved the situation satisfactorily without CRO’s involvement. Volunteer hours: 2
ALERT only. OCT. 21st FRI. 17.25 – INGLEBOROUGH, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE – ALERT No 7 of 2022
A visitor reported that her husband (67), a keen fell-runner but un-familiar with the area, had gone for a run up Ingleborough and not returned to Chapel le dale over an hour after the arranged time of 16.00 hrs.. When the duty controller tried to call the reporting person, the call went to Voicemail. Having left a request that she phone back, he then phoned NYP’s Force Control Room for…