A walker (m, 32) was reported to have sustained an ankle injury at a location believed to be almost at the top of Horton Scar Lane (a.k.a. ‘The Vicarage Track’ or ‘The Hull Pot Track’) from Horton in Ribblesdale. It seemed that this incident would be a simple pickup by a small team in a Land Rover but, as a precaution, the vehicle from Clapham was backed up by another,…
The team were called to Horton Moor again on Saturday, to a walker (f,32) who had become disoriented and lost trying to return to Horton in Ribblesdale from Pen-y-ghent. The walker was located by team members using the phonefind facility, in an area of very broken uneven ground. She was found by a small team of members and escorted to a team vehicle and then driven down to her vehicle…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a report of a family (2 adults, 3 children + dog) who had become lost whilst descending Pen-y-ghent, and in danger of being benighted. The whole team was placed on standby in case a full search was required, but fortunately the daughter was able to download What 3 Words and provide a location. Following a brief phone call to the group,…
