Incidents
09 Oct 2021 2021/50
Runner dies on moorland near Ilkley
A man tragically collapsed and died while out running on moorland near Ilkley. The 52-year-old Ilkley man was found by cyclists on Saturday morning on Middleton Moor, near Langbar. Police...
Attendees: 8
Duration: 3hr 11min
Total attendance: 25hr 28min
06 Oct 2021 2021/49
Injured female Rylstone fell
The team was called by the North Yorkshire Police to assist a lady who had injured her ankle on Rylstone fell. Once on scene a primary survey was carried out...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 2hr 1min
Total attendance: 20hr 10min
19 Sep 2021 2021/48
Injured male Embsay
The team was called to assist a gentleman who had badly damaged his knee high up on the fell side, rendering him unable to walk. The man, spectating at a...
Attendees: 9
Duration: 1hr 31min
Total attendance: 13hr 39min
12 Sep 2021 2021/47
Tired walker Arncliffe to Kettlewell
Walkers had walked from Kettlewell to Arncliffe and back again before realising one he had lost his phone. Set he off for Arncliffe again on his own. He met another...
Attendees: 5
Duration: 1hr 28min
Total attendance: 7hr 20min
07 Sep 2021 2021/46
Male stuck on rocks at Brimham
The team was called to Brimham rocks to rescue an uninjured young scrambler who had become cragfast. The staff at Brimham managed to help him to the top of the...
Attendees: 5
Duration: 2hr 10min
Total attendance: 10hr 50min
03 Sep 2021 2021/45
Fallen male Skipton Woods
The team were called to Skipton Woods to a 72yr old male who had fallen down a stream embankment and injured his shoulder. Team members administered first aid before being...
Attendees: 11
Duration: 2hr 54min
Total attendance: 31hr 54min
27 Aug 2021 2021/44
Rescue of a dog
The team were called to reports of a dog that had fallen approx 20ft and was stuck unharmed on a ledge above a small lake at Threshfield quarry. A team...
Attendees: 7
Duration: 1hr 32min
Total attendance: 10hr 44min
10 Aug 2021 2021/43
Male ankle injury Silsden
An early start for the team this morning! At 04:49 a request came in from the Yorkshire Ambulance service to attend to a young man who had fallen in the...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 3hr 11min
Total attendance: 31hr 50min
30 Jul 2021 2021/42
Fallen Male Harrogate
The team was called in the early morning to reports of a male who had fallen approximately 30m from a viaduct. On arrival on scene the casualty was already being...
Attendees: 7
Duration: 1hr 10min
Total attendance: 8hr 10min
27 Jul 2021 2021/41
Fallen female Fewston reservoir
The team was called by the Yorkshire Ambulance service to attend to a female who had fallen on the banks of Fewston reservoir badly injuring her ankle. Whilst the team...
Attendees: 14
Duration: 0hr 38min
Total attendance: 8hr 52min
26 Jul 2021 2021/40
Boy fallen Nidd Gorge
The team was asked by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with the extraction of a boy who had fallen at Nidd Gorge. Whilst out for a family walk the...
Attendees: 9
Duration: 2hr 57min
Total attendance: 26hr 33min
23 Jul 2021 2021/39
Report of missing canoeist Ripon
The team were called to assist the Police when concern was expressed for a father and son who had entered the river in a canoe near Ripon and had not...
Attendees: 7
Duration: 2hr 7min
Total attendance: 14hr 49min
20 Jul 2021 2021/38
Male ill Bolton Abbey
We were asked by the ambulance service to assist with a male at Bolton Abbey. Team members first on scene assessed the casualty and gave first aid. Once the ambulance...
Attendees: 9
Duration: 1hr 3min
Total attendance: 9hr 27min
19 Jul 2021 2021/37
Injured female Bishop Thornton
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a 13yr old female who had injured her ankle down a rabbit hole whilst crossing a field, The Yorkshire Ambulance Service...
Attendees: 6
Duration: 2hr 0min
Total attendance: 12hr 0min
15 Jul 2021 2021/36
Vulnerable male Gargrave
The team were asked to assist the Police in a search for a vulnerable male in Gargrave. When team members arrived at the rendezvous point they were stood down as...
Attendees: 8
Duration: 2hr 14min
Total attendance: 17hr 52min
03 Jul 2021 2021/35
Male difficulty breathing
We received a call from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a 69 year old male who was experiencing breathing difficulties while taking part in a charity event. Once...
Attendees: 14
Duration: 1hr 12min
Total attendance: 16hr 48min
29 Jun 2021 2021/34
Assist Calder Valley Team in a search
The team were called to assist the Calder Valley Team and other teams in a search for a missing person. No result in the area being searched by our team...
Attendees: 5
Duration: 4hr 15min
Total attendance: 21hr 15min
26 Jun 2021 2021/32
Fallen female Dales Way Ilkley
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked for assistance with a female who had fallen and sustained a head injury on the Dales way near Ilkley. On arrival team members assisted the ambulance...
Attendees: 16
Duration: 1hr 56min
Total attendance: 30hr 56min
26 Jun 2021 2021/33
Assist Calder Valley Team with a fallen male
The team were asked to assist the Calder Valley Team with a 21yr old male who had fallen near to the Bronte Waterfalls and sustained an ankle injury. Team members...
Attendees: 3
Duration: 0hr 55min
Total attendance: 2hr 45min
19 Jun 2021 2021/31
Injured female Rylstone Cross
A call from Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist a female walker who had fallen and was unable to bear weight on her leg. We manged to locate the casualty using...
Attendees: 7
Duration: 3hr 54min
Total attendance: 27hr 18min
To call the rescue Team
- Call 999, ask for the Police.
- Ask the Police for Cave or Fell rescue.
- Say where you are, give description and grid reference.
- Describe the problem.
- Stay near a phone or where your mobile works.
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