INCIDENT 65/2024. AUG 31ST SAT 23.10 HRS. WHERNSIDE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

With team members still assembled at the Depot from Incident 64, North Yorkshire Police notified the team of a second group of seven walkers (f) missing on Whernside.  Inquiries suggested that a group of three had descended into Kingsdale, while the other group of four was on the summit ridge.  Two team members in a team vehicle  located the group of three on the road near Yordas Cave in Kingsdale. …

INCIDENT 64/2024. AUG 31ST SAT 22.12 HRS. NEAR INGLEBOROUGH CAVE, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE

North Yorkshire Police requested the team’s assistance to find two walkers (m, 45, f, 13) lost in the vicinity of Ingleborough Cave.  Team members used team vehicles to conduct a preliminary search of tracks in the area, while other team members gathered at the Depot to prepare for a more extensive search on foot.  A team Land Rover quickly located the missing persons near the entrance to Ingleborough Cave, cold…

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ALERT only. AUGUST 21st WED. 18.28 WHERNSIDE SUMMIT RIDGE, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 4 OF 2024

A walker (m, 19) called the ambulance service saying that he and a companion (f) were lost and cold. The call went to NWAS, via a mast in Lancashire, and information was passed to YAS, who called CRO because their system showed the mispers to be on the summit ridge of Whernside. Team members were alerted but after some communication difficulties it was established that the mispers had been met by…

INCIDENT 46/2024. JUNE 17th MON 2034hrs. INGLEBOROUGH, CHAPEL LE DALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The team were called by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) in relation to 3 students (M, 16-18) who were missing, overdue on a walk over Ingleborough. Whilst details were limited it was believed they were near to the ridge between South House Moor and Swine Tail. They had very limited phone connection. As we investigated and assembled members nearby, we were led to believe they had met up with tutors and…