The Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to an injured walker (M, 54), close to God’s Bridge near Birkwith. He was suffering from cramps and unable to walk any further. We had difficulty making direct contact with the party due to poor signal, so a small party was despatched from our Depot to try and locate the casualty and ascertain the extent of his injuries. The party were found…
The team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police to a possible overdue caving party in Alum Pot. Following initial enquiries by our group of Duty Controllers it was ascertained that the party had actually got back to the surface, safe and well and had just been a little over their callout time. The team were stood down. In this case a very experienced, and well equipped party had made all…
Having just about tidied up from the previous incident, the team were again called out, this time by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (F, 19) who had slipped whilst walking on the Top of South House Moor, near Simon Fell above Selside. She had sustained a painful ankle injury and was unable to continue walking. The location is relatively inaccessible for vehicles, and required a number of team members…
Having just emerged from Lower Long Churn Cave, a caver (m, 30) slipped on the stile, sustaining a lower leg injury. Unable to walk down to Selside, he phoned for help. After assessment by the YAS crew from Ingleton, the injury was splinted and the casualty assisted into CRO 4 (the Honda Pioneer) for the drive down to the road ambulance. Volunteer hours: 9
