YAS requested CRO’s assistance in carrying a patient (m, 67) to an ambulance, following his collapse in a farm building. Members arrived to find him already in the ambulance, so they stood down. Volunteer hours: 15
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ALERT only. MAY 6th SAT. 21.43 NEAR DISMAL HILL, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – ALERT No 4 of 2023
North Yorkshire Police asked for CRO’s assistance following a report that a group of Three Peaks walkers could not locate one of their members who had become tired and had agreed to wait for the others while they finished the route. While the duty controller was speaking to the police to obtain further information, the group called back to advise that they had found the missing walker. Volunteer hours: 1
INCIDENT 29/2023 MAY 2nd TUE. 16.42 HUMPHREY BOTTOM, INGLEBOROUGH, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE. MOUNTAIN INCIDENT
A three peaks walker (m, 59) collapsed on the steep path onto Ingleborough at Humphrey Bottom. Almost immediately, his wife began CPR and this was continued by paramedics from the North West Air Ambulance, when they arrived. The first CRO members on scene found that paramedics from a YAS road ambulance were also in attendance. When prolonged CPR proved ineffective, a team vehicle returned the YAS paramedics to the road-head…
INCIDENT 28/2023 MAY. 1st MON. 18.22 SIMON FELL BREAST, INGLEBOROUGH, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE, MOUNTAIN INCIDENT
A three peaks walker (f, 58) suffered severe pain while walking over Whernside. This became progressively worse and she began to vomit. By Simon Fell Breast (the path from Ingleborough to Sulber Nick), she could go no further, so a companion rang for help. When the duty controller phoned the group, he said that the team was on its way, but if the affected walker had rested a little it…