Just as the incident at Giggleswick Scar was concluding the Team were again called; this time by Cumbria Police to assist with a child (M, 10) who had sustained an injury whilst out with a group in Barbondale. The boy had apparently slipped and injured his thigh, and was unable to continue walking. Members were diverted from the earlier incident, supported by other members who were able to respond, and…
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a medical incident involving a young infant (F, 7 months) in Horton-in-Ribblesdale village, the family having been out walking locally. Local team members were despatched and a vehicle deployed from the the Team Depot in Clapham. On arrival of members at the scene the child, now apparently well, was being attended to by YAS paramedics in an ambulance.…
With a road ambulance and air ambulance on the way, YAS requested CRO’s assistance following a report of a boy (11) who was ‘unresponsive, lips are blue’ at Janet’s Foss. The team responded, but members had got only as far as Malham village when they were stood down, being told that CRO was not needed. With no further information, a check with NYP’s Force Control Room revealed only that the…
YAS called CRO following a report that a child (m, 8) had a leg injury and was on the ‘side of a cliff, waterfall at bottom, halfway up on rocky verge, stuck unable to get down, equivalent of 4 floors up’. With other members on stand-by and a report that someone was trying to help, a controller went to assess the situation before calling local team members. He found that…
