The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to an incident involving a young child (M, 11) in Kingsdale. The child, part of an organised group activity, had crawled under a large rock and apparently become stuck fast. A small team was mobilised to assess the situation. Shortly prior to our arrival the group leaders managed to extricate the child from his predicament, none the worse for his adventure. The…
A Three Peaks walker who had become separated from his walking partner on Pen-y-ghent reported the person missing to North Yorkshire Police, who notified CRO. As the Duty Controller was making preliminary inquiries so that a search could be conducted, the missing walker turned up near Horton in Ribblesdale. Volunteer hours: 1
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a report of a climber having fallen at Giggleswick Scar North, near Settle. The climber (M, 52) had reportedly fallen some 10m and sustained a head injury. Members were rapidly deployed to the scene to assess the situation. The climber had sustained a head wound and, following treatment and assessment by both the Team Doctor and paramedics from Yorkshire Ambulance Service…
The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) late in the evening in relation to two walkers (F, 22 and 27) who were overdue returning from a 3 Peaks walk. Unfortunately, their phones had run out of power after they had contacted the police, and we were unable to pinpoint their exact location, although they were known to be descending Ingleborough. A hasty search was made of the surrounding…
