The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist with a Three Peaks walker (m,27) who had sustained a left ankle injury whilst descending Ingleborough and unable to walk. A small team were able to drive close to the incident in CRO 4 (the teams ATV). They were backed up by other team members who walked in carrying additional equipment. Following an assessment by team medics the injured ankle…
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INCIDENT 68/2025. AUGUST 16th SAT. 09:00hrs FLUTED HOLES, NEWBY MOSS, NORTH YORKSHIRE
Following a report of a sheep down a fluted shaft on Newby Moss, a small team were mobilised. to recover the stricken animal. They accessed the site in CRO 1 and CRO 4. One team member descended the shaft and was able to capture the sheep and encourage it into the animal haul sack. Both were then carefully brought to the surface and the sheep released, a little hungry but…
INCIDENT 67/2025. AUGUST 14th THU. 15:44hrs CONISTON HALL HOTEL, NORTH YORKSHIRE.
The team were requested by North Yorkshire Police to assist with the search for a missing person (m, 87) who had not been seen for over 24hrs. The team was tasked with searching the wooded areas of the hotel grounds where the police helicopter and drones were unable to see beneath the canopy. Five search teams were deployed including the team search dog ‘Kes’. After an extensive search of the…
INCIDENT 65/2025. AUGUST 6th, WED. 11.57hrs INGLEBOROUGH, AT THE BASE OF THE SWINE TAIL, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE.
A walker (m, 51) slipped at the beginning of the ascent up the Swine Tail, sustaining a deformed ankle fracture. CRO 4 (Honda Pioneer) was driven up onto Little Ingleborough carrying three team members. They continued on foot to the casualty site above the hand-gate leading to Humphrey Bottom, meeting the Air Ambulance crew who had already arrived and begun assessing and treating the injured walker. CROs 2 and 3…