A walker (f, 65) slipped whilst descending the footpath on the west side of Malham Cove suffering a suspected fracture to the right ankle. Team members assessed her, provided pain relief and splinted the lower leg before helping her on to a stretcher. She was wheeled/carried to a team vehicle and driven down to Malham car park. Friends were then able to transport her to hospital. Volunteer hours: 43
A visitor (m, 77) tripped and fell, sustaining a serious ankle injury. In the broken telephone call he made to YAS, he described being ‘in a field’ and said he could ‘see Gordale Farm to his left’, but gave no further information. Team members were alerted at the same time as a road ambulance was allocated to the incident. The first members arriving at Gordale Bridge learned that the fall…
An expeditioner (f,15) sustained an ankle injury while walking on a footpath over Dean Moor to the North East of Langscar Gate. Fortunately, two of the supervisory staff were members of other mountain rescue teams, so they splinted the injury, gave pain relief and sheltered the casualty in an expedition tent while calling CRO through North Yorkshire Police. Team members carried and ‘sledged’ the casualty to Langscar Gate, where she…
The team was alerted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to assist a walker (F, 34) with a suspected ankle fracture. After speaking to the reporting party and use of phonefind it was established that the incident was on Penyghent. The team responded via Dale Head and a hasty team was sent ahead with medical equipment and splinted the affected ankle . It was possible to reach the injured party with…
