The team was contacted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service regarding a male walker (72) who had collapsed while out walking with a party of friends. Team members and vehicles attended at the incident site, as did Yorkshire Air Ambulance, YAS, and North Yorkshire Police. The team transported the walker and his party off the hill and back to the Depot in Clapham. The team would like to pass on our condolences…
The team were contacted by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (M, 60) who was suffering a medical episode on Pen y Ghent, close to the summit. The team were alerted and mobilised. Meanwhile, the walker was contacted by our Duty Controller and it was found that he had recovered sufficiently to start making his own way down, assisted by a friend. Team members met him on the path above…
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a group of 3 walkers (all F, 63,63,33) who were stuck on the summit of Pen y Ghent, unable to get back down due to high winds. Initial contact with the party indicated they were sufficiently equipped, but very cold and unsure of the descent in the poor conditions. A small team of members was despatched and drove up as far…
The team were called by both North Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (f,52) who had fallen on the path up Gragareth sustaining an injury to her ankle. As the team were on route we heard from our colleagues at Yorkshire Air Ambulance that they had landed near to the casualty and were assessing her, but would require assistance to carry her to the helicopter. Team members…
