A walker (m, 38) slipped on the thawing ice surface of the field path between Hoffmann Kiln Lane and Langcliffe village, sustaining a lower leg fracture. On receiving the 999 call, YAS sent a road ambulance, whose crew ventured to within 100m of the casualty, then asked for CRO’s assistance in evacuating him. When the paramedics had treated the injured person, team members lifted him on to a Titan stretcher…
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INCIDENT 01/2023 JAN 8th SUN. 16.48 PATH NEAR STAINFORTH SCAR WOOD, LANGCLIFFE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT
A farmer’s son (23) slipped down a muddy slope while looking for a missing sheep at dusk, near the path into Stainforth Scar Wood from Winskill. He thought he had dislocated a shoulder and was unable to scramble back up the bank. He phoned for an ambulance, then rang a parent, who was able to help him to their car and take him to hospital. As soon as they were…
INCIDENT 96/2022 DEC 28th WED. 14.18 PATH FROM TWISLETON HALL TO BEEZLEYS, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT
A walker (f, 46) slipped, sustaining a knee injury, on the steep muddy path from Twisleton Hall to Beezleys Farm which connects the two arms of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. Having confirmed the location, a small team of CRO members went to assist the YAS paramedics in transporting the casualty to the road ambulance. Volunteer hours: 5
INCIDENT 91/2022 DEC 1st THU. 13.24 ALUM POT, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – CAVE INCIDENT
Having descended through Lower Long Churn into Alum Pot, a caver (m, 38) fell a distance of up to 5 or 6m from the bottom pitch, sustaining suspected injuries to ankle, femur, lower back and chest. CRO members descended to the casualty, assessed his injuries, used a group shelter and heated waistcoat to warm him, administered pain relief and ‘packaged’ him in a vacuum mattress (whole-body splint) then placed him…