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ALERT only. MAY 6th SAT. 21.43 NEAR DISMAL HILL, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – ALERT No 4 of 2023

North Yorkshire Police asked for CRO’s assistance following a report that a group of Three Peaks walkers could not locate one of their members who had become tired and had agreed to wait for the others while they finished the route.  While the duty controller was speaking to the police to obtain further information, the group called back to advise that they had found the missing walker. Volunteer hours: 1

INCIDENT 26/2023 APR. 29th SAT. 11.09 PEN Y GHENT, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

While competing in the Three Peaks Race, a runner (m, 20) tripped on the approach to the summit of Pen y ghent, having run up via Horton Scar Lane. When he fell forwards, he put an arm out to arrest the fall and, in doing so, dislocated a shoulder. The two team members stationed on the summit were alerted and descended the short distance to the casualty. They assisted him,…

INCIDENT 25/2023 APR. 29th SAT. 10.57 B6479 ROAD, SELSIDE, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LOCAL INCIDENT

As they were returning to Horton in CRO 3 Land Rover, having delivered team members to stand by for the race going over Whernside, two members saw a cyclist almost taking a bend in the road and landing over a wall near Selside. As they were in a vehicle marked ‘Ambulance’ they stopped to see whether they could help. After consultation, they loaded the bicycle and helped the cyclist into…

INCIDENT 21/2023 APR. 22nd SAT. 18.30 NR PENNINE WAY, ROUGH HILL, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A group of three Three Peaks walkers reported themselves exhausted, saying that one (m, 23) ‘can not move’. Although apparently placed near the junction of the Three Peaks permissive path with the Pennine Way, near Rough Hill (They were reversing the ‘usual’ route.), their position could not be confirmed by text or voice call, so had to be assumed to be correct – or almost so. While one member drove…