Having rescued a number of sheep from easier places, himself, a farmer asked for CRO’s assistance in rescuing three sheep from ledges on Great Close Scar, overlooking Malham Tarn, as he could not do this, alone, in safety. The following morning, a small team met him and effected the rescues by roping down from the top of the Scar and helping the sheep to descend safely into soft snow. Volunteer…
Following a fire at premises in Newby, local firefighters tried to source a suitable Acrow prop to support stonework, temporarily. When this could not be arranged through local builders at that time, CRO was asked to help and a member obliged, delivering the equipment to site. Volunteer hours – 2
Returning from the previous incident, team members were asked to assist when someone suffered a medical incident at their home, believed to be inaccessible to a road ambulance, near Horton in Ribblesdale. Members stood by, as a precaution, until the YAS ambulance arrived and its paramedic took over. Footnote: CRO vehicles and members are not a substitute for the Ambulance Service, nor are they equipped or qualified…
Two males were reported to be lost in a broken-down vehicle ‘between Hawes and Ribblehead’ and had been there for eight hours. As the first team members arrived near the Newby Head road junction, they found that the Police had arrived only a minute or two earlier. When the car had been pushed back on to the road, team members stood down, leaving the police officer and a helpful farmer…
