INCIDENT 2/2024 JAN. 14TH SUN. 10.34 HRS. PEN-Y-GHENT SIDE, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT.

North Yorkshire Police asked the team to assist a walker (m, 53) who had slipped and injured his leg descending the track from Pen-y-ghent toward Hull Pot.  Team members used CRO4, the team’s all terrain vehicle, to reach the casualty who was conveniently right beside the track.  After assessment by a team cas carer and splinting, the casualty was assisted into CRO4.  He was then driven to Horton for onward…

INCIDENT 88/2023 DEC 16TH SAT 14.55 MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The Team were called by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a visitor (M, 25yrs) who had tripped and dislocated his knee on the top of Malham Cove. As the Team were mobilising to the site, our partners from Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) arrived on scene and were able to land close to the site. They quickly treated the injury and then flew the casualty down to Malham…

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ALERT only. DEC 3rd SUN. 17.15 hrs. MALHAM TARN, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE. ALERT No 14 OF 2023

As the team were cleaning equipment from Incident 87 they received a call from North Yorkshire Police that a group of walkers had not returned from a walk in the Malham Tarn area.  After making further enquiries, the Duty Controller confirmed that the overdue party were accounted for and safe so the team was stood down. Volunteer hours: 1