The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a lone walker (M, 53) who had found himself benighted and disorientated near the top of Malham Cove at the end of a long day’s walk, as he was returning to Malham. Finding himself on very steep ground with only a phone torch, he sensibly remained where he was and rang for assistance. Once located, a small team was mobilised and…
Our colleagues at Yorkshire Ambulance Service requested the team’s assistance with a casualty (f, 50s) who had fallen on the limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove and injured her wrist. A team member attended, found the casualty, put her in a group shelter with her party, and directed the YAS paramedics to her location to assess her. Additional team members assisted the paramedics in walking her to a…
The Team had only just stood down from the previous incident when we were alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with an incident at Malham Cove. A visitor (M, 67) had apparently suffered a medical problem whilst climbing the steps up to the top of the cove. Team members were despatched to the scene, which was very busy. On arrival, one of our Duty Controllers found the gentleman…
The team’s assistance was requested by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to a visitor (M, 62) at Malham Cove who had been taken unwell after scaling the steps to the top of the cove. Team members arrived with YAS paramedics and attended to the man who, once recovered sufficiently, was able to walk with assistance back down the steps to a waiting team vehicle. He was transferred to the care of…
