A visitor (f, 37) slipped on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail near Beezley Falls, sustaining a serious ankle injury. The team was put on stand-by, but when the Duty Controller telephoned the reporting person, he was told that several other visitors were helping walk/carry the injured person back to the Falls Park cafe. As this would be accessible to a YAS vehicle, the Duty Controller advised North Yorkshire Police that the…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist with a Three Peaks walker (m,27) who had sustained a left ankle injury whilst descending Ingleborough and unable to walk. A small team were able to drive close to the incident in CRO 4 (the teams ATV). They were backed up by other team members who walked in carrying additional equipment. Following an assessment by team medics the injured ankle…
The team were requested by North Yorkshire Police to assist with the search for a missing person (m, 87) who had not been seen for over 24hrs. The team was tasked with searching the wooded areas of the hotel grounds where the police helicopter and drones were unable to see beneath the canopy. Five search teams were deployed including the team search dog ‘Kes’. After an extensive search of the…
North Yorkshire Police (NYP) received a report of a body, floating down the River Greta at Ingleton Bottoms. NYP and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (NYFRS) responded, then called CRO to join the search. A combined effort between CRO’s swift-water technicians and bank-safe searchers plus NYFRS swift-water technicians from Skipton, Richmond and Selby searched from Ingleton Bottoms to the A65, then down to Burton in Lonsdale, without result. Neighbouring…
