Incidents

28 Feb 2025 2025/8
Female fallen near to Cow and Calf Ilkley Moor
The team was called to attend to a walker who had slipped on a path and injured their knee five minutes walk from the rear of the quarry. The casualty...
Attendees: 8
Duration: 2hr 54min
Total attendance: 23hr 12min

20 Feb 2025 2025/7
Male fallen near Kettlewell
The team was called out by the North Yorkshire Police to assist a 77 year old gentleman who had fallen, after his leg had given way, and was now unable...
Attendees: 6
Duration: 2hr 50min
Total attendance: 17hr 0min

09 Feb 2025 2025/6
Female casualty Grimwith reservoir
The team was called out by the Ambulance service to attend to a casualty who had reportedly slipped over suffering a dislocated elbow. The husband of the casualty had used...
Attendees: 13
Duration: 2hr 5min
Total attendance: 27hr 5min

08 Feb 2025 2025/5
Fallen Horse rider
The team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a fallen fifteen year old horse rider. The horse had fallen on to the leg of the...
Attendees: 8
Duration: 0hr 15min
Total attendance: 2hr 0min

02 Feb 2025 2025/4
Male head injury Skipton
The team was called late in the evening by the Yorkshire ambulance service to assist with a report of a 23 year old male with a head injury in woodland...
Attendees: 19
Duration: 0hr 57min
Total attendance: 18hr 3min

13 Jan 2025 2025/3
Buckden Gill Falls
The team was called to assist three females, one with a suspected twisted ankle, and all very cold at Buckden Pike next to the waterfall. As a small group of...
Attendees: 18
Duration: 4hr 9min
Total attendance: 74hr 42min

06 Jan 2025 2025/2
Snowbound Dallow Moor
The Team was asked to attend to a snow bound family near Dallow Moor who had a small child with an existing medical condition. As the family was safe in...
Attendees: 2
Duration: 1hr 11min
Total attendance: 2hr 22min

06 Jan 2025 2025/1
Snowbound Langstrothdale
We were contacted by North Yorkshire Police for a male who had called recovery after getting his car stuck 300m off the road in Langstrothdale. The recovery company were concerned...
Attendees: 8
Duration: 2hr 10min
Total attendance: 17hr 20min

26 Dec 2024 2024/44
Female wrist injury Thruscross
The team was called out to the aid of a 56 year old female who had fallen whilst out walking and sustained a potentially fractured wrist. After further contact with...
Attendees: 14
Duration: 0hr 49min
Total attendance: 11hr 26min

16 Dec 2024 2024/43
Search Whinny Gill Reservoir
The team was called out by the North Yorkshire Police to assist in the search for a high-risk missing person on Monday evening. The team deployed with search dogs, water...
Attendees: 26
Duration: 4hr 50min
Total attendance: 125hr 40min

09 Nov 2024 2024/42
Ickornshaw Moor Cowling
The team was called out by the North Yorkshire Police to assist a casualty reported as being out on a night run when they had slipped over injuring their knee....
Attendees: 12
Duration: 3hr 10min
Total attendance: 38hr 0min

02 Nov 2024 2024/41
Injured male Brimham Rocks
The Team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a biker who had fallen whilst cycling on Ilkley Moor injuring their knee. As we were unable...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 2hr 47min
Total attendance: 27hr 50min

28 Oct 2024 2024/40
Injured male Brimham Rocks
The team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a sixteen year old male who had fallen suffering a head injury at Brimham rocks. Due to...
Attendees: 15
Duration: 1hr 56min
Total attendance: 29hr 0min

10 Oct 2024 2024/39
Search Burnsall area
The team was called by the police to assist in the search for a vulnerable elderly gentleman who had gone missing on a walk in our area. Thankfully the man...
Attendees: 18
Duration: 4hr 12min
Total attendance: 75hr 36min

05 Oct 2024 2024/38
Male cragfast Brimham Rocks
The team was called out by North Yorkshire Police to assist a male who had become cragfast after climbing up one of the rock formations at Brimham. A small team...
Attendees: 6
Duration: 2hr 18min
Total attendance: 13hr 48min

03 Oct 2024 2024/37
Brimham Rocks
A lead climber got his hand and arm jammed on Cracked Wall at Brimham rocks. The team set up a 2 to 1 haul to lift the casualties weight off...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 2hr 20min
Total attendance: 23hr 20min

29 Sep 2024 2024/36
Incident Ilkley Moor
The team was requested by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with an incident on Ilkley Moor. Following assessment by the Team medics, and then Ambulance Paramedics, the casualty was assisted...
Attendees: 11
Duration: 2hr 43min
Total attendance: 29hr 53min

14 Sep 2024 2024/35
Injured female Yarnbury
The team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist a lady who had twisted her knee on rough ground on Hebden Moor. The team deployed, provided casualty...
Attendees: 9
Duration: 2hr 24min
Total attendance: 21hr 36min

11 Sep 2024 2024/34
Female Scarhouse
The team was called out by the North Yorkshire Police after a female 21 was reported to have fainted, banged her head and been sick on the Nidderdale way. The...
Attendees: 9
Duration: 0hr 53min
Total attendance: 7hr 57min

31 Aug 2024 2024/33
Female fallen Strid area Bolton Abbey
The team was called by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist a lady who had taken a short fall and was unable to walk with a suspected dislocated knee and...
Attendees: 13
Duration: 2hr 46min
Total attendance: 35hr 58min
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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