Whilst deployed at the previous incident, the Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to an incident at Beezley Falls near Ingleton. A canyoner (F, 17) had slipped from rocks into a pool, injuring her shoulder. In considerable pain, she had been assisted by friends to the bank but was unable to self extricate from the rocky area, and was becoming very cold. Team members diverted from the other incident…
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INCIDENT 57/2024. AUGUST 8th THURS 13.09 HRS. BELOW BEEZLEY FALLS, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE.
North Yorkshire Police called the team to assist a canyoner (f, 14) who had fallen about 9 metres into the River Doe. Her group leaders had brought her out onto the bank, where she was complaining of back pain. Team members attended together with paramedics from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. After a check by the paramedics the team stretchered her back to the YAS ambulance for further assessment, using a…