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ALERT ONLY. AUGUST 25th MON. 14.20hrs STEPS TO TOP OF MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 10 OF 2025.

A visitor (f, 46) fell near the top of the steps up the side of Malham Cove, sustaining a head injury. YAS requested assistance in moving the patient from the accident site to the air ambulance helicopter. This was already on scene before CRO was alerted, so the crew stood the team down, rather than delay the evacuation. Volunteer hours <1

INCIDENT 58/2025. JUNE 29th SUN 13:00hrs GAPING GILL AREA, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (M 75) who had fallen and hit his head on some rocks in the vicinity of Gaping Gill. The first team members set off in CRO 4, our Honda Pioneer ATV, followed closely by more members in CROs 2 and 3. As the first team members arrived on scene they found that the Yorkshire Air Ambulance was already in…

INCIDENT 69/2024. SEPTEMBER 16th MON. 16.09 HRS. TROW GILL, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

The team was alerted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to assist a walker (F 67) who had slipped on the footpath above Trow Gill and sustained a head injury. Team members were able to drive close to the location in CRO 4, the teams ATV whilst other team members were assembled in case of a stretcher carry. Following an assessment of her injuries she was able to walk the short…

INCIDENT 68/2024. September 13TH 13.46 HRS. JANET’S FOSS, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) alerted the team to assist with a walker (F, 65) who had slipped on the path descending to Janet’s Foss and suffered a head injury.  After an assessment by a team member she was able to walk the short distance back to the road and taken in a CRO vehicle to Malham car park and transferred to the YAS paramedics. Volunteer hours: 20