INCIDENT 02/2023 JAN 22nd  SUN. 10.24 FIELD PATH BETWEEN HOFFMANN KILN LANE AND VILLAGE, LANGCLIFFE, NORTH YORKSHIRE –  MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A walker (m, 38) slipped on the thawing ice surface of the field path between Hoffmann Kiln Lane and Langcliffe village, sustaining a lower leg fracture. On receiving the 999 call, YAS sent a road ambulance, whose crew ventured to within 100m of the casualty, then asked for CRO’s assistance in evacuating him. When the paramedics had treated the injured person, team members lifted him on to a Titan stretcher…

INCIDENT 01/2023 JAN 8th SUN. 16.48 PATH NEAR STAINFORTH SCAR WOOD, LANGCLIFFE, NORTH YORKSHIRE –  MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A farmer’s son (23) slipped down a muddy slope while looking for a missing sheep at dusk, near the path into Stainforth Scar Wood from Winskill. He thought he had dislocated a shoulder and was unable to scramble back up the bank. He phoned for an ambulance, then rang a parent, who was able to help him to their car and take him to hospital. As soon as they were…

INCIDENT 96/2022 DEC 28th WED. 14.18 PATH FROM TWISLETON HALL TO BEEZLEYS, INGLETON, NORTH YORKSHIRE –  MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A walker (f, 46) slipped, sustaining a knee injury, on the steep muddy path from Twisleton Hall to Beezleys Farm which connects the two arms of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. Having confirmed the location, a small team of CRO members went to assist the YAS paramedics in transporting the casualty to the road ambulance. Volunteer hours: 5  

INCIDENT 94/2022  DEC 14th WED. 03.17 west of GIGGLESWICK, SETTLE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – LOCAL INCIDENT

In the early hours of the morning, Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) asked if CRO were able to assist one of their crews. Their ambulance had become stuck on a track following attendance at a remote farmhouse. A small team of CRO members went to investigate and found that the ambulance had slipped right off the track and was stuck on a steep muddy bank. The ambulance crew had been unable…