Incidents
28 Jun 2025 2025/14
Female broken ankle Simon's Seat
Whilst the team was busy with our annual Wharfedale Three Peaks fund raiser we were called out by the North Yorkshire Police to assist a lady with a broken ankle....
Attendees: 9
Duration: 2hr 17min
Total attendance: 20hr 33min
21 Jun 2025 2025/13
Walker taken ill above Kettlewell
The team was called early evening by the ambulance service to assist a walker who had taken ill on the fell side above Kettlewell. The gentleman, nearing the end of...
Attendees: 9
Duration: 3hr 19min
Total attendance: 29hr 51min
01 Jun 2025 2025/12
Injured climber Kilnsey crag
The Team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist in the rescue of a climber who had fallen some 7m whilst climbing at Kilnsey. Helimed had also...
Attendees: 12
Duration: 1hr 39min
Total attendance: 19hr 48min
21 May 2025 2025/10
Injured Male Skipton Woods
The team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a 77 year old gentlemen who had fallen a short distance down an embankment below the path...
Attendees: 8
Duration: 2hr 1min
Total attendance: 16hr 8min
21 May 2025 2025/11
High risk person Washburn Valley
The team was called to assist in the search for a high risk young man who had gone missing in the Washburn valley area. Based on information received we were...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 3hr 37min
Total attendance: 36hr 10min
08 May 2025 2025/9
Ankle injury Starbotton
The Yorkshire ambulance service requested our assistance to help stretcher a 64 year old female from a track above Starbotton the short distance to the waiting ambulance.A small team was...
Attendees: 8
Duration: 1hr 30min
Total attendance: 12hr 0min
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
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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