Incidents

21 May 2021 2021/24
Personal locator beacon alarm
We received a call from North Yorkshire Police asking us to investigate a personal emergency beacon which had been triggered near Kidstones. While team members were on route efforts were...
Attendees: 13
Duration: 0hr 21min
Total attendance: 4hr 33min

14 May 2021 2021/23
Injured female Timble
The team were called by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a 25 year old female who had fallen whilst out walking. The casualty suffered an injury to her right leg....
Attendees: 13
Duration: 2hr 14min
Total attendance: 29hr 2min

12 May 2021 2021/22
Incidents Risplith and Spofforth
The team were called to a 21 year old male who had injured their back when they missed their footing jumping a beck. The casualty fortunately was able to make...
Attendees: 6
Duration: 0hr 56min
Total attendance: 5hr 36min

02 May 2021 2021/21
Casualty Denton
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service requested the team to attend a casualty with a suspected broken ankle located on a track a mile from the road. While the team was on...
Attendees: 16
Duration: 1hr 6min
Total attendance: 17hr 36min

02 May 2021 2021/20
Injured male Cow and Calf Ilkley
The team was called by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service in the early evening, to a 32 year old male who had fallen and injured his lower legs at Ilkley Cow...
Attendees: 15
Duration: 1hr 32min
Total attendance: 23hr 0min

25 Apr 2021 2021/19
Fallen Male Fountains Abbey
The team were called to assist the Yorkshire Ambulance Service with a 68yr old male casualty who had slipped down a banking alongside the River Skell at Fountains Abbey. The...
Attendees: 9
Duration: 1hr 22min
Total attendance: 12hr 18min

23 Apr 2021 2021/18
Injured female Brimham Rocks
For the third time in seven days the Team was called to Brimham Rocks by North Yorkshire Police. This call out was to provide assistance with the rescue of a...
Attendees: 7
Duration: 2hr 24min
Total attendance: 16hr 48min

19 Apr 2021 2021/17
Injured male Brimham Rocks
We were called to Brimham Rocks yesterday afternoon to assist with a fallen male with a suspected ankle injury. The first member on scene confirmed the casualties location, then members...
Attendees: 16
Duration: 1hr 18min
Total attendance: 20hr 48min

17 Apr 2021 2021/15
Injured female Nidd Gorge
Call from Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a difficult extraction of a 15 year old female with knee injury in Nidd Gorge. The air ambulance was on scene and...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 2hr 13min
Total attendance: 22hr 10min

17 Apr 2021 2021/14
Injured male. Brimham Rocks
Third incident of the day The Team was deployed to Brimham rocks where a 26 year old male had sustained a broken ankle. The team assisted the ambulance crew and...
Attendees: 15
Duration: 1hr 9min
Total attendance: 17hr 15min

12 Apr 2021 2021/13
Rescue Beamsley Beacon
The Team were called to assist the Yorkshire Ambulance Service with a 71 year old female who had fallen and sustained a suspected open fracture of her ankle while walking...
Attendees: 17
Duration: 2hr 40min
Total attendance: 45hr 20min

05 Apr 2021 2021/12
Fallen horse rider
The Team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service following reports that a horse rider had fallen suffering leg injuries and was having difficulty in breathing. The Team was...
Attendees: 13
Duration: 2hr 6min
Total attendance: 27hr 18min

03 Apr 2021 2021/11
Incident Brimham Rocks
The team were called to a 31yr old male who, due to severe cramp, had become cr.agfast on a rock at Brimham Rocks. The team set up a belay system...
Attendees: 9
Duration: 1hr 28min
Total attendance: 13hr 12min

31 Mar 2021 2021/10
Injured mountain biker
The team were called to assist a 14yr old male mountain biker just North of Ripley who had fallen from his bike and sustained facial injuries. Team members rendered first...
Attendees: 14
Duration: 1hr 14min
Total attendance: 17hr 16min

30 Mar 2021 2021/9
Assist elderly female
The team was called to assist an elderly lady who had fallen from a stile whilst walking in the glorious sunshine around Lindley Wood Reservoir injuring her lower back. The...
Attendees: 11
Duration: 2hr 20min
Total attendance: 25hr 40min

15 Mar 2021 2021/8
Injured walker Staveley
Call from Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with 17 year old male, who had fallen down a bank and sustained suspected lower leg fracture/dislocation. Team members who were close to...
Attendees: 12
Duration: 1hr 29min
Total attendance: 17hr 48min

26 Feb 2021 2021/7
Assist ambulance service with casualty woods off Penny Pot Lane Harrogate
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service requested assistance with a 65yr old Male who had slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. The casualty was approximately half a mile along a track....
Attendees: 10
Duration: 2hr 46min
Total attendance: 27hr 40min

20 Feb 2021 2021/6
Fallen Male Almscliffe Crag
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service contacted the team yesterday evening to assist with a fallen male with a suspected broken leg at Almscliffe crag. Once sufficient team members were on scene...
Attendees: 17
Duration: 1hr 34min
Total attendance: 26hr 38min

14 Feb 2021 2021/5
Search Grassington area
We were called today by North Yorkshire Police to assist with a search for a missing male in the Grassington area. Police teams and the National Police Air Service were...
Attendees: 29
Duration: 1hr 55min
Total attendance: 55hr 35min

07 Feb 2021 2021/4
Fallen fell runner
The team was called out by the Yorkshire ambulance service to reports of a fallen fell runner who had begun fitting in Skipton Woods. On arrival at the scene the...
Attendees: 20
Duration: 2hr 23min
Total attendance: 47hr 40min
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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