The Team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist 3 walkers (all F, 67,68,70) who had become disorientated in poor visibility and darkness on the summit of Ingleborough. The walkers, who had fading torchlight and phone charge wisely decided to call us and stay put where they were. We were able to pinpoint their exact location using our PhoneFind tool, and a small party was despatched to find them.…
North Yorkshire Police
ALERT ONLY. JULY 18th FRI 21.41hrs THREE PEAKS WALK, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 6 OF 2025
A Three Peaks ‘charity walker’, last seen at 07.30 and heard from while ‘descending Whernside’ at 17.20, was reported missing by someone waiting with transport at Horton car park. A telephone call and a PhoneFind text were not answered, so two team members would set out to do a preliminary check along the road route. At this point, NYP telephoned to say that the misper had caught a train home.…
INCIDENT 48/2005. JUNE 4th WED. 10:59hrs JACKDAW HILL, Nr HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a local farmer with a sheep trapped in a small pothole. A small team met the farmer at the location to be confronted with a large sheep that was firmly wedged in a narrow shaft. After two hours of digging away soil and boulders sufficient space was created for the animal to wriggle backwards, then with combined tactics the sheep…
ALERT ONLY, MAY 17th SAT 20.24hrs STILE POT, GAPING GILL AREA, CLAPHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 3 OF 2025
North Yorkshire Police asked the team to assist with a report of two cavers significantly overdue on a trip into Stile Pot. As the Duty Controllers placed underground members on standby and gathered further information, NYP called back to advise that the missing cavers were out of the cave and safe. Volunteer hours: 2