A Three Peaks walker (m, 41) sustained a particularly painful lower leg injury when he slipped or tripped at the beginning of the path across Simon Fell Breast — the path from Ingleborough to Sulber Nick and thence to Horton in Ribblesdale. He was assessed by the team doctor, splinted and put into an insulated casualty bag. All was then lifted onto a wheeled Titan stretcher and taken gently to…
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INCIDENT 17/2023 APR. 1st SAT. 21.00 LANCASTER HOLE / COUNTY POT, CASTERTON, CUMBRIA, CAVE INCIDENT
Six cavers (4m, 2f; ‘early 20s’) were reported overdue on a trip from Lancaster Hole to County Pot. They had gone underground at 11.30, anticipating re-emergence by 19.30. As another party had seen them, well on their way, earlier in the day, the search was concentrated towards County Pot. With no-one found, Lancaster Hole was checked, in case they had been unable to find their way forward and had returned…
INCIDENT 16/2023 MAR. 18th SAT. 15.57. TOW SCAR, THORNTON IN LONSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, MOUNTAIN INCIDENT
A paraglider pilot (f, 53) made a very hard landing near Tow Scar, Kingsdale, and was then dragged along the ground by her canopy, sustaining very painful rib and possibly back and pelvic injuries. YAS sent an ambulance crew and called CRO. The paramedics were first on scene, gave pain relief and, together with the team doctor, assessed the patient before she was placed in a vacuum mattress then onto…
INCIDENT 15/2023 MAR. 16th THU. 10.41. MALHAM COVE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LOCAL INCIDENT
North Yorkshire Police called CRO after someone, believed to be dead, was seen on the ground beneath Malham Cove. A small team searched a ledge above the site, then the Cove edge itself for personal effects. Once police formalities had been concluded, the deceased was stretchered to a team Land Rover, driven down to the car park and transferred to an ambulance. …