We were alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a walker (F, 76) who had fallen and injured herself on the walk through Wharfe Wood, above Feizor and Austwick. With assistance from some other walkers who had passed the incident, we were guided to the casualty who had slipped whilst crossing a stile in the woods, injuring her chest and back. Our team doctor and one of of…
A farmer called North Yorkshire Police, requesting CRO’s help, when a sheep became stranded on a limestone outcrop, about 8m from the ground at Feizor Nick. The farmers had tried to reach the sheep but its position was described as ‘perilous without professional help’. Concerned that a roped descent to the sheep might cause it to jump, a team member climbed up, then restrained and secured the animal so that…
