Three cavers (m,22; f,21; m,21) were reported overdue on a Peterson Pot to Pippikin Pot through trip (with Mistral Hole as an alternative early exit, if short of time). Having sent a PhoneFind text and confirmed that their car was at Bull Pot Farm, the Duty Controller organised a rapid surface search, in case the party had exited and was lost on the wild and wet way back to Bull Pot…
A group of nine three peaks walkers reported that they had been lost for about two hours on the descent from Ingleborough. NYP provided the CRO duty controller with Lat/Long and advised that members of the group were all very cold, running out of water and not appropriately dressed for the conditions, although they did have torches. A small group of local members, including one who had to walk only…
Two walkers (f, f) reported themselves lost in the dark, having walked up to Malham Cove. NYP ascertained their position from their mobile phone and passed the information to CRO. While other members of the team were put on stand-by, the duty controller and three other members, returning to Clapham from incident no 79, diverted to Cove Road, Malham. Three team members walked across to the missing pair, then escorted…
A group of five (1 x m, 4 x f; 22 – 41 y.o.) was reported ‘lost on the final peak’ of the Three Peaks Walk. Although NYP elicited their location at the time of the call (at the top of Sulber Nick), the duty controller was unable to get through to any of their three mobile phones, so was unable to guide them off the hill verbally. While one…
