The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a walker (f, 35) who had lost her way descending from the summit of Whernside. By the time the Duty Controller managed to speak to her she had already managed to retrace her steps back to the summit but was getting cold, and was unsure she would be able to make her own way off in the fading light, as…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to a walker (f, 20) who had fallen and hurt her ankle whilst walking round Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. After an initial assessment by a team RRMT, the casualty was administered some pain relief and her ankle was splinted, before being carried back to the team vehicles in a stretcher. She was then driven back to her group leader’s vehicle for transport to…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to an walker (f, 58) who had slipped and injured her ankle on the footpath between Clapham and Austwick. Whilst the first team members to arrive made their way to the casualty on foot, other team members managed to find a route to drive the vehicles through a neighbouring farm right up to the casualty’s location. Once she had been assessed and…
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a walker (m, 80) who had fallen whilst walking around Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and had a reported head injury. One of the Duty Controllers who was in the area was able to quickly locate the casualty, who had started to make his own way back to the village but was starting to feel a bit worse. After an initial assessment they…
