North Yorkshire Police requested CRO’s support with an incident at Malham. A small team attended but the situation was resolved, eventually, without CRO’s direct involvement. Volunteer hours: 13
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INCIDENT 80/2025. (same day) 18.17 hrs PEN Y GHENT, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.
A Three Peaks walker (f, 41) collapsed near ‘the fingerpost’ at the corner leading on to ‘the miners’ track’ to the summit of Pen y ghent (Taking the clockwise route.). Team members, most of whom had just returned from the previous incident, were taken to the top of Horton Scar Lane by Land Rover, then walked up the hill. The team’s casualty carers were sufficiently concerned at the condition of…
INCIDENT 78/2025. SEPTEMBER 19th FRI. 18.57 hrs TOP of MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE.
An expeditioner (f, 15) slipped on the seriously slippery limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove, twisting a knee and dislocating the kneecap. After assessment and pain relief, a team paramedic reduced the dislocation, thus easing the pain, before the casualty was helped into an insulated bag and lifted onto a Bell stretcher. This was carried very carefully from the pavement and sledged or carried down the hill and…
INCIDENT 75/2025. SEPTEMBER 11TH THURS. 14.16hrs PATH Nr BAXENGILL GORGE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE.
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (f, 38) who had slipped on the path whilst walking round the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, sustaining an injury to her ankle and lower leg. Upon arrival on scene the team found that the YAS Paramedics had already treated the casualty and just required our assistance with a short stretcher carry back to the waiting ambulance. Volunteer hours: 20