An 18 year old male taking part in a three peaks walk charity event was reported to have severe muscle cramps and heat exhaustion and was unable to walk further. CRO team members located the walker at Humphrey Bottom on the three peaks route up Ingleborough from Chapel-le-Dale. The poorly walker was in the company of an event marshal. As the ground was so dry, CRO team members were able…
CRO were called out by North Yorkshire Police to assist with an incident where a car was reported to have been driven down a footpath, had gone over the edge of a cliff and was stuck against a tree some 15 metres above the ground. It was reported that, due to the position of the car doors, a person inside the vehicle was unable to get out and was becoming…
North Yorkshire Police received a call from an obviously distressed Three Peaks walker (f, 32) who said she was lost on Ingleborough. The sound quality was very poor, then the call dropped out altogether. Force Control Room personnel recorded that there had been an earlier call from the group she had been walking with, reporting that she ‘got left behind’. On being alerted, CRO controllers were unable to contact the…
A sheep was reported to be seriously injured at Gordale Scar, between the two waterfalls. Investigation by a team member found it to be one of this year’s lambs with a wound, but no obvious fractures. It was lowered gently down to other members, waiting at the foot of the waterfall climb, and taken to Gordale House for attention by the farmer. Volunteer hours 14.
