Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a family group on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. Members of the group were struggling with various issues including medical problems, darkness, and poor weather. A small party quickly located the group and directed other team members to the scene. After the casualties had been assessed, team members assisted them back to team vehicles which transported them to YAS ambulances at the…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (f, 20) who had fallen and hurt her ankle whilst walking round Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. After an initial assessment by a team RRMT, the casualty was administered some pain relief and her ankle was splinted, before being carried back to the team vehicles in a stretcher. She was then driven back to her group leader’s vehicle for transport to…
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (m, 80) who had fallen whilst walking around Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and had a reported head injury. One of the Duty Controllers who was in the area was able to quickly locate the casualty, who had started to make his own way back to the village but was starting to feel a bit worse. After an initial assessment they…
A member of the public reported a sheep stuck on a ledge in a disused quarry near Ingleton. The team gave the sheep an opportunity to self-rescue. When it did not do so, team members attended and, having discussed the situation with the farmer, set up a rope rescue system. One team member abseiled down to the sheep and persuaded it into a Specialised Aerial Carrying Kit™. Other team members…
