Incidents
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 2023/23
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 2023/24
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
13 May 2023 2023/17
Female fallen Arncliffe
The team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a 16 year old female, who had fallen with a suspected head injury, up the footpath at...
Attendees: 11
Duration: 1hr 39min
Total attendance: 18hr 9min
10 May 2023 2023/16
Unresponsive female Skipton Woods
The team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist an 86 year old lady who was reported as unresponsive with breathing difficulties. The team stretchered the lady...
Attendees: 14
Duration: 1hr 46min
Total attendance: 24hr 44min
16 Apr 2023 2023/15
Male fallen Appletreewick
The team was called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist a 62 year old man who had slipped and twisted his ankle on a bridle way three miles...
Attendees: 12
Duration: 0hr 26min
Total attendance: 5hr 12min
11 Apr 2023 2023/14
Female fallen Kettlewell to Starbotton path
We received a call from the Ambulance service to attend to a walker who had fallen while walking between Kettlewell and Starbotton. Team vehicles arrived just after the ambulance and...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 2hr 22min
Total attendance: 23hr 40min
06 Apr 2023 2023/12
Male with knee injury Ilkley Moor
We were called by the Ambulance Service to assist with a casualty who had slipped twisting his left leg and sustaining a knee injury. Paramedics were already treating him and...
Attendees: 10
Duration: 1hr 49min
Total attendance: 18hr 10min
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- 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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