A caver reported that a sheep was stranded about 20m down a shaft into Rift Pot (Masongill). He offered to attempt to rescue it and report back. Meanwhile, team members were put on stand-by and one was tasked with checking the location. When the caver advised that the sheep had been returned safely to the fell, team members were stood down. Volunteer hours: 2 1/2
A ‘lamb’ was reported to be in distress on one of the limestone scars to the SW of Gordale Scar. The duty controller asked a colleague to assess the site, then alerted team members for attendance the following morning. In the meantime a neighbouring farmer sent up his sheepdog and the well-grown ‘lamb’ self-rescued. Team members were stood down. Volunteer hours: 4
A Three Peaks ‘charity walker’, last seen at 07.30 and heard from while ‘descending Whernside’ at 17.20, was reported missing by someone waiting with transport at Horton car park. A telephone call and a PhoneFind text were not answered, so two team members would set out to do a preliminary check along the road route. At this point, NYP telephoned to say that the misper had caught a train home.…
North Yorkshire Police called the team out to assist a walker (f,35) who had slipped and injured her ankle on the path below Snow Falls. Team members attended and assessed the casualty, administered pain relief, and splinted the ankle. They then stretchered the casualty to a team Land Rover which took her and her party back to their own vehicle for onward transport to hospital. Volunteer hours: 31
