CRO were called to help with an incident in Bar Pot – part of the Gaping Gill cave system under the slopes of Ingleborough. A caver (F 14yo) had fallen about 2.5 metres whilst abseiling down the first pitch of Bar Pot. The caver had landed heavily on her feet and then tumbled backwards banging her head. She was reported to have a suspected fracture of her left ankle and…
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INCIDENT 55/2020 – Aug.17th Mon. 23.34hrs – Malham Cove, Malham – Mountain Incident
CRO were asked to help look for a 23 year old man who had called 999 and reported himself lost while walking near Malham Cove. He had informed the emergency operator that he was camping alone and could not find his way in the dark. In partnership with North Yorkshire Police and with Yorkshire Ambulance Service standing by, CRO team members searched all the known paths between Malham village, Malham…
INCIDENT 54/2020 – Aug.17th Mon. 19.12hrs – Ingleton Quarry, Skirwith, Ingleton – Animal Incident
A dog was reported to have been spooked by an unusual noise whilst walking with it’s owners on a footpath near to Ingleton Quarry. The dog had bolted under the quarry boundary fence and fell about 10 metres down the quarry face on to a ledge. The quarry manager was informed, before a CRO team member was lowered on ropes down the quarry face to the ledge. The dog was…
INCIDENT 53/2020 – Aug.17th Mon. 16.33hrs – Snow Falls, Waterfalls Walk, Ingleton – Mountain Incident
On a wet and overcast day on the Ingleton waterfalls walk, a 73 year old man slipped off the path – falling and tumbling about 20 metres down into the river Doe near to Snow Falls. The man was reported to us as being up to his waist in the water, able to talk, but unable to get out of the water. Before CRO had arrived, officers from North Yorkshire…