A visitor called the police, saying that his wife was feeling dizzy and sick on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and needed mountain rescue. Unfortunately, the call dropped out and NYP could not re-establish contact, but the call’s source was calculated as possibly near Pecca Falls, Thornton in Lonsdale. The CRO duty controller phoned the IWT pay-box and was told that the caller had said his wife had sat down, had…
A walker (f, 65) was reported to be feeling dizzy and unable to walk further on the steep path above Pike Lane, Langcliffe. Having been on the ground for a while, she tried, unsuccessfully, to stand again, so NYP was asked to call CRO. Team members drove to Lower Winskill, walked down to the patient and assessed her condition. As the insulation, re-assurance and glucose tablets provided by her companions…
YAS reported that although an ambulance was on its way from Settle, the crew would need CRO’s assistance with a walker (f, 60) who was unable to stand, feeling dizzy and faint, at the top of Malham Cove. After attention from the paramedics, the patient was able to stand. Team members assisted her to a team Land Rover which took her and the YAS personnel to the road ambulance. Team…
A visitor (f, 63) felt unwell, dizzy and possibly dehydrated, soon after passing Snow Falls on the return leg of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. Her husband phoned for an ambulance and YAS alerted the CRO Duty Controller. When he spoke to the husband, he was told that the patient had been able to stand and would set off again, to walk gently towards Ingleton. A small team went to investigate…
