The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to three well equipped, uninjured walkers ( f 48, 51, 52) doing the Three Peaks walk who were lost near the summit of Ingleborough in the dark and low cloud with fading head torch batteries. After a discussion with a CRO controller, the walkers were asked to stay where they were and a small party would go and meet up with them…
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a runner (F 55) on Whernside who had hurt her foot and could not weight bear. CRO 1 and CRO 3 headed to the Aqueduct just below Force Gill, where team members then carried on on foot to the casualty site. The runner was assessed and stretchered back down to our waiting vehicles and transported back to her own vehicle with…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a camper (f,28) who had walked up towards Gaping Gill, with the intention of sleeping out overnight before attending the winch meet in the morning, but had lost her way in the poor weather and was unable to get herself off the hill or find anywhere suitable to camp for the night. A small team drove CRO 1 up to Trow…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a camper (f,66) who was staying at the Gaping Gill winch meet and has slipped whilst walking to her tent. A small team headed up to the winch meet in CRO 4, our Honda Pioneer ATV, whilst another team headed up to the bottom of Trow Gill in CRO 1 in case more equipment was required. After an assessment by a…
