INCIDENT 27/2020 – Jun. 22nd Mon. 17.38hrs – Open pot-hole, next to Fern Pot, Newby – Animal Incident
A report was received that there was a sheep trapped in a pot-hole in the Long Kin West area of Ingleborough. A small team located and rescued it, noting that it was soon grazing again ...
INCIDENT 26/2020 – Jun. 19th. Fri. 15.05hrs – Downstream of Snow Falls, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail – Mountain Incident
YAS requested assistance when their ambulance paramedics were unable to locate a visitor (f, 55), reported to have been taken ill on the return leg of the Waterfalls Trail. She was found, a little way ...
INCIDENT 25/2020 – Jun. 19th. Fri. 11.21hrs – Hull Pot, Horton in Ribblesdale – Animal Incident
A report was received that there was a sheep in Hull Pot. A rapid search revealed only a recently deceased lamb. Volunteer hours: 2 ...
INCIDENT 24/2020 – Jun. 14th. Sun. 13.28hrs – Hull Pot, Horton in Ribblesdale – Animal Incident
A spaniel dog fell the 12m into Hull Pot (Described by the caller as “100′ “.) and could be seen moving on the floor of the open Pot. A small team attended and cared for ...
INCIDENT 23/2020 – Jun. 14th. Sun. 01.52hrs – Ingleborough – Mountain Incident
North Yorkshire Police advised of a Three Peaks walker (m, 22) who said he was lost but uninjured, after ascending the third peak. Six minutes later, Yorkshire Ambulance Service reported a 999 call from the ...
INCIDENT 21/2020 – May 30th. Sat. 13.36hrs – Path between Low Sleights and Ivescar, Chapel le Dale, Ingleton, Mountain Incident
Members had just returned from incident no 20 when YAS asked for assistance again, after a walker (m, 82), out with his wife and two terriers, was seriously injured by cattle near the bridge over ...
INCIDENT 18/2020 – May 15th. Fri. 12.05hrs – Above Brackenbottom, Horton in Ribblesdale, Animal Incident
A farmer asked whether CRO might rescue a ewe and a lamb from a shake-hole between Brackenbottom and Larch Tree Hole. Three members attended and rescued them both, unharmed, from 3m down in a rock ...
Covid-19 Rule Changes and Caving
The new guidelines introduced this week make it clear that the roads and fells are open and so are most caves, but the suggestion is fairly clear - "you can cave - but please don't, ...
Losing yourself down the rabbit hole – an anthology of Mendip cave rescues
If you're anticipating having a lot of time on your hands and wondering what on earth you are going to do with your time during what could be a protracted period of social distancing, then ...
INCIDENT 15/2020 – Mar. 7th. Sat. 15.54hrs – Brow Gill Cave, Horton in Ribblesdale – Cave Incident
A caver (m, 21) was reported to have dislocated a shoulder, above the climb in Brow Gill Cave. His companions had attempted to persuade / assist him to descend the climb, but the dislocation was ...
INCIDENT 14/2020 – Mar. 5th. Thu. 18.55hrs – Ingleborough – Local Incident
North Yorkshire Police received independent reports of flares seen over the summit of Ingleborough. Although such reports have not resulted in an actual rescue for a very long time, team members undertook a search of ...
INCIDENT 13/2020 – Feb. 29th. Sat. 22.15hrs – Rowten Pot, Kingsdale – Cave Incident
During their re-ascent of the vertical Rowten Pot, the first of a party of 3 cavers became stuck at a point where their access rope was re-belayed to ring anchors embedded in the wall of ...
