INCIDENT 3/2024 FEB. 4TH SUN. 17.58 HRS. PEN-Y-GHENT, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

North Yorkshire Police asked the team to assist two walkers (m,20s) who were stuck on the steep and rocky south shoulder of Pen-y-ghent.  Two other members of their party (m,f,20s) had gone up to assist them, but the group was unable to move due to high winds and poor visibility.  Team members, struggling to stay on their feet in the wind, located the group at the edge of the summit…

INCIDENT 05/2023 JAN 28TH SAT. 14.10 GREY SCARS Nr LONG KIN WEST, INGLEBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

Two walkers (f, 51; m, 47) called for help when they and their dog lost the path off Ingleborough in thick mist and having lost the mapping app on their phone. The mobile phone company provided the Police with a grid reference, showing them to be near Long Kin West pot-hole. This was confirmed to within a few metres by the CRO duty controller, using the PhoneFind app.. The pair…