INCIDENT 43/2021 – JULY 3rd SAT. 11.46 – BETWEEN HIGH BIRKWITH AND OLD ING, HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A Three Peaks walker (f) was reported to have broken an ankle, between High Birkwith and Old Ing, North of Horton. A small team went to investigate, with other members asked to show their availability. When the team Land Rover arrived on scene, the casualty was already in a YAS road ambulance, so everyone was stood down. Volunteer hours 6.  

INCIDENT 42/2021 – JUNE 27th SUN. 12.53 – TURBARY ROAD, THORNTON IN LONSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A trail-riding motorcyclist (m, 60) caught his wheel in a rut, causing him to collide with a wall, while riding along the Turbary Road in Kingsdale. CRO members responded when the rider was reported to have arm and back injuries. After assessment and pain relief from a YAS rapid-response paramedic and a team doctor, the casualty was helped into the team’s Honda Pioneer and driven down to the Kingsdale road…

INCIDENT 41/2021 – JUNE 26th SAT. 08.24 – PEN-Y-GHENT (LAST CLIMB TO SUMMIT), NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A Three Peaks walker (f, 34) slipped on the last climb (the second tier) of the ascent of Pen-y-ghent, falling about 3 metres and landing on her hip. Locations given were variable, but members headed for Dale Head and Churn Milk Hole and either walked all the way up or were ferried part-way up the hill in the Honda Pioneer. Pain-relief was given to the casualty, her injuries were assessed…

INCIDENT 40/2021 – JUNE 24th THU. 13.52 – PLANTATION Nr SWITCHERS FARM, HELLIFIELD, NORTH YORKSHIRE – LOCAL INCIDENT

Team members who had gone to the casualty at Malham drove to a farm near Hellifield after YAS received a report of a worker (m, 67) whose legs were trapped ‘under a wall’. On arrival, it was found that two North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service and two YAS vehicles were already on scene. It was also soon learned that the man, who was in woodland, had recovered sufficiently to…