Incidents
26 Jul 2021 2021/23
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 2021/24
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 2021/25
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 2021/26
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 2021/27
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 2021/28
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 2021/29
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 2021/30
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 2021/31
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 2021/32
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
12 Jun 2021 2021/33
Fallen male Ilkley Moor
The team received a call from the ambulance service to assist a fallen male who had been walking on Ilkley Moor. Team members were first on scene and treated him...
Attendees: 12
Duration: 3hr 2min
Total attendance: 36hr 24min
08 Jun 2021 2021/34
Fallen female Trollers Gill
The team were called to an incident in Trollers Gill where a female out walking had fallen and sprained her ankle. She had been assisted back to Parceval Hall and...
Attendees: 12
Duration: 0hr 59min
Total attendance: 11hr 48min
06 Jun 2021 2021/35
Fallen male Cow and Calf
While team members were on route to an incident at Kilnsey a second call came from the ambulance service to assist with a fallen male at the Cow and Calf...
Attendees: 19
Duration: 1hr 1min
Total attendance: 19hr 19min
06 Jun 2021 2021/36
Injured person Kilnsey crag
The team received a call from the ambulance service to assist an injured climber at Kilnsey Crag. The first team members on scene found a climber who had been belaying...
Attendees: 19
Duration: 1hr 31min
Total attendance: 28hr 49min
05 Jun 2021 2021/37
Assist Swaledale Team Grewlethorpe
The Team received a call from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with an incident near Grewelthorpe. A quick check of the location suggested it may be in Swaledale MRT...
Attendees: 4
Duration: 2hr 8min
Total attendance: 8hr 32min
26 May 2021 2021/38
Search for vulnerable male
The team was called out to assist police in searching for a high risk missing gentleman. The team, along with three local Search & Rescue dogs, was tasked with searching...
Attendees: 21
Duration: 7hr 3min
Total attendance: 148hr 3min
21 May 2021 2021/39
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 2021/40
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 2021/41
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 2021/42
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
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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