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ALERT ONLY. AUGUST 26th TUE. 12.57hrs PATH Nr BEEZLEY FALLS, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 11 OF 2025

A visitor (f, 37) slipped on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail near Beezley Falls, sustaining a serious ankle injury. The team was put on stand-by, but when the Duty Controller telephoned the reporting person, he was told that several other visitors were helping walk/carry the injured person back to the Falls Park cafe. As this would be accessible to a YAS vehicle, the Duty Controller advised North Yorkshire Police that the…

INCIDENT 72/2025. AUGUST 25th  MON. 18.16 hrs INGLEBOROUGH, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

A Three Peaks walker (f, 55) experienced pain in one knee on the descent from Whernside. This had worsened by the time she reached Ingleborough so she was unable to put any weight on it as she left the summit plateau. In the really dry conditions, team vehicles were taken quite a way up Little Ingleborough then members  continued on foot to the summit and just over the eastern ‘corner’…

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ALERT ONLY. AUGUST 25th MON. 14.20hrs STEPS TO TOP OF MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 10 OF 2025.

A visitor (f, 46) fell near the top of the steps up the side of Malham Cove, sustaining a head injury. YAS requested assistance in moving the patient from the accident site to the air ambulance helicopter. This was already on scene before CRO was alerted, so the crew stood the team down, rather than delay the evacuation. Volunteer hours <1

INCIDENT 71/2025. AUGUST 24th  SUN. 16.33 hrs INGLEBOROUGH, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

Undeterred by her experience on Whernside the previous day and underestimating the challenge, particularly of the descent, a walker reached the summit of Ingleborough but felt unable to begin the rocky descent. A passer-by called for help and a small team drove up Fell Lane, Ingleton, to Crina Bottom. They continued on foot and were delighted to find that three other walkers had selflessly supported the lady down over the…