A visitor (f,77), whose medical history included low blood pressure, fainted on a very hot and sunny day as she approached Thornton Force on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. She regained consciousness but was unfit to walk further. A passer-by who is a nurse stayed with the patient, in the shade, while the patient’s daughter moved to where she could telephone the Police to call CRO. Members helped the patient on…
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INCIDENT 60/2022 (same day). 20.11 INGLETON WATERFALLS TRAIL, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT
Wednesday being a training evening, a gathering of members at Langcliffe Scar had just dealt with two ‘casualties’ when the controllers’ alert fired off. A group of visitors to the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail had come across another visitor (m, 84) struggling (‘Stranded’, they said.) on the return leg of the Trail. One member of the group returned to the Trail car park to call for help while others stayed with…
Photo from camera found at the Ingleton Waterfalls
Do you recognise her? We don’t usually post photographs which would identify people, but this is from a camera found when members did the Extreme Litter Pick at the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, a few weeks ago. The camera was ruined (filled with grit, mud and water) but we recovered the SD card and would like to return it. The photos were all taken on 5th June 2021. If you recognise…
INCIDENT 89/2021 – DECEMBER 26th SUN. 13.26 NR. PECCA BRIDGE, INGLETON WATERFALLS TRAIL – ANIMAL INCIDENT
While taking his human for a Boxing Day walk on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Meatball, an Irish Wheaten Terrier, fell about 10m into the river just upstream of Pecca Bridge. Although uninjured, he could not regain the path, so scrabbled out onto a slippery, sloping ledge in a distressed state. His owner called North Yorkshire Police for assistance and they, in turn, called CRO. Once the location was confirmed, two members…