A fell-runner (m, 38) called NYP to say that he was on Ingleborough and stuck in a snowdrift. He said he had 10% phone battery, was in running gear, with a head torch, but no injuries. 24 seconds later, a further call was received and that became incident no 95. Members were warned to be ready to go out, but while the duty controller was attempting to confirm the locations…
In the early hours of the morning, Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) asked if CRO were able to assist one of their crews. Their ambulance had become stuck on a track following attendance at a remote farmhouse. A small team of CRO members went to investigate and found that the ambulance had slipped right off the track and was stuck on a steep muddy bank. The ambulance crew had been unable…
Snowfall throughout the night of Friday 9th December was lying several centimetres deep by Saturday morning. That afternoon, a walker slipped and fell on compacted snow on the nature trail between Clapham village and Ingleborough Cave. Her fall caused her to fracture her left ankle, creating significant misalignment of her foot. CRO team members were able to give pain relief to the injured walker, before supporting the injured leg and…
A walker slipped, fell over and injured her ankle whilst on the path between the top of Malham Cove and the Malham Rakes road. A CRO team member was able to unlock the field gate adjacent the road and drive a vehicle to the injured walkers location. She was taken down to Malham village for onwards travel, to hospital, in a private car. Volunteer hours: 7
