Incidents
10 Oct 2023 2023/37
Search for missing female Grassington
The team was called by North Yorkshire police (NYP) to assist them in the search for a high risk missing female. Information received indicated that the lady was in the...
Attendees: 14
Duration: 3hr 14min
Total attendance: 45hr 16min
07 Oct 2023 2023/36
Injured female Hag Dyke
The Team was called by the Yorkshire ambulance service to assist with a 19 year old female who had fallen and sustained an injury whilst at Hag Dyke, a remote...
Attendees: 14
Duration: 2hr 8min
Total attendance: 29hr 52min
11 Sep 2023 2023/35
Rescue of a calf Mastiles Lane
We were called late afternoon with a request to assist in rescuing a calf that had fallen down an open pot near Mastiles Lane. Given the position of the animal...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 5hr 45min
Total attendance: 57hr 30min
09 Sep 2023 2023/34
Female injured ankle Low Bradley
The team was called by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a 78 year old lady who had fallen injuring their ankle on Black Hill, Low Bradley. The team...
Attendees: 12
Duration: 3hr 57min
Total attendance: 47hr 24min
07 Sep 2023 2023/33
Male with chest pains
The Team was called to assist the Yorkshire Ambulance Service with a male with chest pains on a track above Starbotton. The casualty was transported down the track in the...
Attendees: 7
Duration: 1hr 8min
Total attendance: 7hr 56min
07 Sep 2023 2023/32
Rescue of a dog Arncliffe
The team were called to assist the fire and rescue service in the rescue of a dog down a cave at Arncliffe. Whilst the team was being mobilised the dog...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 3hr 0min
Total attendance: 30hr 0min
05 Sep 2023 2023/31
Casualty on railway tracks
The team, along with North Yorkshire Police, the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, and the fire service, were called to the railway line near Firth Street and Upper Sackville Street, Skipton, following...
Attendees: 12
Duration: 1hr 47min
Total attendance: 21hr 24min
23 Aug 2023 2023/30
Stuck climber Brimham Rocks
The team was called out by the North Yorkshire Police to reports of a male unable to climb down from a rock buttress at Brimham Rocks. Team members were quickly...
Attendees: 14
Duration: 1hr 14min
Total attendance: 17hr 16min
05 Aug 2023 2023/29
Rescue of a calf Barden
The Team was called to assist with the rescue of a 3 month old calf that had fallen 15 - 20m down a steep bank suffering a reported broken leg....
Attendees: 12
Duration: 2hr 59min
Total attendance: 35hr 48min
19 Jul 2023 2023/28
Fallen female Bolton Abbey
The Team was called by North Yorkshire Police to assist with the evacuation of an 85 year old female who had fallen injuring her head near the Strid at Bolton...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 1hr 27min
Total attendance: 14hr 30min
05 Jul 2023 2023/27
Cave rescue Goyden Pot
The team was called to help a young man with a leg injury in Goyden Pot, Nidderdale.. Cave rescue requires considerable man-power and we all work against the clock: rescue...
Attendees: 29
Duration: 3hr 44min
Total attendance: 108hr 16min
01 Jul 2023 2023/26
Injured male Dib Scar
The team was called by the North Yorkshire Police to assist with the evacuation of a male on a sponsored walk who had stressed his knee and was having difficulty...
Attendees: 8
Duration: 0hr 47min
Total attendance: 6hr 16min
21 Jun 2023 2023/25
Lost walker Starbotton
The team was called by North Yorkshire Police to locate a gentleman who was lost on the moor above Starbotton whilst out walking on his holiday. A small team was...
Attendees: 7
Duration: 2hr 49min
Total attendance: 19hr 43min
05 Jun 2023 2023/24
Injured walker Embsay Crag
The first of 2 calls on Monday, was for a male who had an ankle injury. Local team members were quickly on scene, they assessed the casualty and with their...
Attendees: 15
Duration: 1hr 53min
Total attendance: 28hr 15min
05 Jun 2023 2023/23
Twelve year old girl fallen down cliff. Hell Wath
The Team was called out to reports that a 12 Year old girl had fallen over 10m down some cliffs near Hell Wath Nature Reserve. Due to the potential seriousness...
Attendees: 17
Duration: 2hr 14min
Total attendance: 37hr 58min
03 Jun 2023 2023/22
Injured walker Simon's Seat
The team was called by North Yorkshire Police to attend a walker who had injured their leg near the Summit of Simons Seat. We were able to speak to the...
Attendees: 9
Duration: 4hr 31min
Total attendance: 40hr 39min
28 May 2023 2023/21
Assist Calder Valley Team with stretcher carry
The team was called by our neighbours Calder Valley Search & Rescue Team to assist with a stretcher carry at Bronte falls. When our first members arrived the casualty was...
Attendees: 6
Duration: 3hr 5min
Total attendance: 18hr 30min
20 May 2023 2023/20
Assist ambulance service with a fallen male Conistone
Call from Yorkshire ambulance service to assist with a 26 year old man who had fallen 15ft sustaining an ankle injury. The team assisted the ambulance crew on scene and...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 1hr 41min
Total attendance: 16hr 50min
19 May 2023 2023/19
Assist ambulance service Burnsall
The team was called to assist a Yorkshire Ambulance crew who were treating a female casualty on the river bank near Burnsall but were unable to move them to the...
Attendees: 14
Duration: 1hr 9min
Total attendance: 16hr 6min
18 May 2023 2023/18
Injured female Ilkley Moor
The team was called to assist in extracting a 72 year old female walker who had taken a tumble at the top of the quarry. The team administered pain relief...
Attendees: 15
Duration: 2hr 33min
Total attendance: 38hr 15min
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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