A visitor (f, 43) slipped and sustained an ankle injury, below Beezley Falls, on the return leg of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. Team members splinted the ankle then carried and wheeled the patient, by stretcher, to a YAS road ambulance at Falls Park caravan site. The other members of her family were driven back to their car, on the Trail car park, so they could follow the ambulance to hospital.…
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INCIDENT 18/2024. APRIL 9th TUE. 16.49 SOUTHERSCALES FELL, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE
A walker (m, 64) slipped while walking from Ingleborough to Park Fell, sustaining a suspected broken ankle. A ‘hasty party’ (fell-runners with initial equipment) assessed and splinted the injury and put the patient into an insulated casualty bag. After further assessment by the team doctor, the patient was lifted onto a Bell stretcher and sledged/carried down to a team vehicle which took him to the YAS ambulance, waiting at the…
INCIDENT 17/2024. APRIL 3rd WED. 14.53 TWISLETON GLEN, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE
A walker (m, 34) stumbled on the return leg of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, sustaining a very painful ankle injury. After the team doctor had assessed the injury and given mild pain relief, team members splinted the ankle and stretchered the casualty to Beezleys. A team vehicle returned him to his partner’s car in the Falls car park for her to drive him to hospital for a full assessment. Volunteer…
INCIDENT 12/2024. March 21st THU 13.09 Nr BARREL BUTTRESS, ATTERMIRE SCAR (WARRENDALE KNOTTS), SETTLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
A climber (m, 34) fell about 6m while bouldering at Attermire Scar. He landed on his bouldering mat and thought he was uninjured apart from some pain in his lower back. A group of walkers came across him and helped keep him warm until a CRO controller arrived to establish the location. A local farmer not only unlocked a gate to allow access but also kindly carried some of the…