NYP asked for CRO’s advice and technical assistance in locating two relatively inexperienced campers (m, 18) in the Settle area. They had phoned a parent at 01.32 to say that they were very cold and could they be picked up in Settle? At 03.00, the parent had arrived in Settle but had been unable to find or phone them. The CRO duty controller was alerted at 07.35 and, after making…
A long-distance caller reported that her partner — a 40-year old, competent, experienced and well-equipped fell-walker — having walked over Whernside, had phoned from Ingleborough to say that the weather was such that he was abandoning his Three Peaks walk and returning to his car at Ribblehead. She had heard nothing more and had been unable to contact him in the past six hours. With the team on stand-by, the…
NYP asked for CRO’s assistance with a search in the Clapham area for a missing person who might be at risk. The misper was soon found, unharmed, and team vehicles transported all involved down to CRO Base. Volunteer hours: 22
North Yorkshire Police asked CRO to assist with a search in the Clapham area for a missing person. Following an extensive search team members found the missing person, sadly deceased. Our thoughts are with the person’s family and friends. FATAL Volunteer hours: 287
