| Incident Report 2004 | | | |
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| No. | Time | Day | Date | Type | Location 1 | Location 2 | Detail |
| 1 | 1635 | Sun | 25-Jan-04 | Cave | Sylvester Pot | Cumbria | Caver (m, 48) sustained dislocated shoulder in Main Chamber. Brought out via Clough’s Passage and County Pot. |
| 2 | 1525 | Sun | 1-Feb-04 | Fell | Stainforth | North Yorkshire | Assisted Police locate party of 18 boys (12-16) on the hills between Stainforth and Malham after concerns for their safety were raised. |
| 3 | 1320 | Wed | 18-Feb-04 | Fell | Ingleborough | North Yorkshire | Walker (f, 27) slipped and sustained broken ankle, near Sulber Gate. Evacuated to hospital by Air Ambulance. |
| 4 | 1615 | Fri | 20-Feb-04 | Fell | Ingleborough | North Yorkshire | Walker (m, 54) slipped and injured ankle, above Horton. |
| 5 | 1605 | Sun | 7-Mar-04 | Climb | Twisleton Scar | North Yorkshire | Climber (m, 21) fell 10m whilst leading 'Evening Star', sustaining a fractured femur. Evacuated to hospital by Air Ambulance. |
| 6 | 1410 | Mon | 22-Mar-04 | Cave | Cueva de Alpazat | Mexico | Provided specialist dive rescue kit to 2 CDG divers flown out to assist 6 cavers from CSCA Expedition trapped by flooding for several days. |
| 7 | 2355 | Sat | 27-Mar-04 | Cave | Mistral Hole | Lancashire | Caver (m, 20) missing for 8 hours after leaving main party to make own way out. Located in Far Streamway and escorted out. |
| 8 | 1200 | Tue | 30-Mar-04 | Fell | Janet's Foss | North Yorkshire | Walker (f, 71) fell and injured right shoulder and hip. |
| 9 | 1500 | Fri | 16-Apr-04 | Fell | Ingleborough | North Yorkshire | Walker (m, 41) slipped on muddy path descending from summit towards the Allotment, sustaining a fractured ankle. Evacuated to hospital by Air Ambulance. |
| 10 | 1625 | Tue | 20-Apr-04 | Fell | Watlowes, Malham | North Yorkshire | Walker (f, 58) slipped on path and fractured lower right leg. |
| 11 | 1530 | Sat | 24-Apr-04 | Fell | Waterfalls Walk, Ingleton | North Yorkshire | Walker (f, 71) collapsed with exhaustion near Pecca Falls. |
| 12 | 1720 | Sat | 24-Apr-04 | Fell | Malham Cove | North Yorkshire | Man (40) suffered back injury after falling on limestone pavement above Cove. |
| 13 | 1520 | Sun | 25-Apr-04 | Fell | Thornton Force | North Yorkshire | Youth (m, 19) jumped from highest point on Thornton Force into plunge pool below. Open fracture to lower right leg and facial injuries. Evacuated to hospital by Air Ambulance. |
| 14 | 1730 | Mon | 26-Apr-04 | Other | Turbary Road, Kingsdale | North Yorkshire | Assisted Police in recovery of bogged down vehicle carrying a passenger with medical condition. |
| 15 | 1915 | Sat | 1-May-04 | Climb | Penyghent | North Yorkshire | Climber (m, 38) tumbled 5m after being hit by large rock during descent of gully. Sustained a fracture to his spine. Winched into RAF helicopter for evacuation to hospital. |
| 16 | 1535 | Sun | 2-May-04 | Fell | Waterfalls Walk, Ingleton | North Yorkshire | Woman (36) stumbled on path in Twisleton Glen and sustained suspected broken ankle. |
| 17 | 1545 | Sat | 22-May-04 | Fell | Malham Cove | North Yorkshire | Man (59) suffered back injury after falling on limestone pavement at top of Cove. |
| 18 | 1930 | Thu | 27-May-04 | Animal | Pillar Holes | North Yorkshire | Injured sheep rescued from bottom of open shaft. |
| 19 | 1545 | Sun | 30-May-04 | Animal | Cowskulls Pot | North Yorkshire | Lamb rescued from bottom of entrance shaft. |
| 20 | 1530 | Mon | 31-May-04 | Cave | Cuddy Gill Pot 2 | North Yorkshire | Requested by Police to investigate chemical containers found at foot of shaft. In doing so located and rescued stranded lamb from foot of same shaft |
| 21 | 1440 | Tue | 1-Jun-04 | Animal | Coppice Cave | North Yorkshire | Rescue of two lambs from passage below 3.5m entrance pitch. |
| 22 | 1735 | Thu | 3-Jun-04 | Fell | Waterfalls Walk, Ingleton | North Yorkshire | Walker (m, 30) slipped on rocks above Thornton Force. Head injury. |
| 23 | 1455 | Sat | 5-Jun-04 | Fell | Malham Cove | North Yorkshire | Man (20) fell out of tree at foot of Cove, sustaining injury to pelvic area. Airlifted to hospital by Air Ambulance. |
| 24 | 2330 | Mon | 14-Jun-04 | Cave | Ireby Fell Cavern | Lancashire | Two cavers (f, 20; m, 23) from party of ten unable to find way out after de-rigging Well Pitch. Missing for 4 hours. Located and escorted out by own party, met by CRO on surface. |
| 25 | 2245 | Tue | 15-Jun-04 | Fell | Ingleborough | North Yorkshire | Walker (m, 65+) exhausted half mile above Horton on walk over Ingleborough from Chapel le dale. |
| 26 | 1545 | Sun | 20-Jun-04 | Animal | Fern Pot | North Yorkshire | Sheep rescued from bottom of open shaft. |
| 27 | O600 | Wed | 23-Jun-04 | Other | Harrogate | North Yorkshire | Assisted Police in search for missing person (m, 25). UWFRA and SARDA also involved. |
| 28 | 1630 | Wed | 23-Jun-04 | Cave | Kingsdale Master Cave | North Yorkshire | Two cavers (m, 29; m, 31) trapped by flooding. Escorted out as water levels fell. |
| 29 | 2150 | Sat | 26-Jun-04 | Fell | Blea Gills, Deepdale | Cumbria | Six adults and two children (f, 5, 9) escorted to safety after five vehicles became stuck on remote part of 'Occupation Road' above Dent. . |
| 30 | 1845 | Mon | 28-Jun-04 | Animal | Bridge Pot | North Yorkshire | Lamb rescued from foot of open shaft. |
| 31 | 2200 | Sat | 10-Jul-04 | Fell | Penyghent | North Yorkshire | Two walkers (m, 41, 18) on Three Peaks walk were reported many hours overdue having turned back on Penyghent. Turned up as search commenced having gone on to complete the walk. |
| 32 | 2200 | Sat | 10-Jul-04 | Fell | Cam Fell | North Yorkshire | Walker (m, 57) became separated from companions and was reported missing. During the search further enquiries located him at accommodation in Horton, having walked safely off without informing anyone. Assisted by SARDA. |
| 33 | 1200 | Sun | 11-Jul-04 | Animal | Rift Pot, Allotment | North Yorkshire | Unsuccessful attempt to rescue lamb stuck on ledge above 34m open shaft. |
| 34 | 1435 | Sat | 14-Aug-04 | Fell | Great Knoutberry | Cumbria | Parapentist crash landed and suffered multiple injury. Airlifted to hospital by Air Ambulance. Assisted Kendal MRT. |
| 35 | 1720 | Sun | 15-Aug-04 | Animal | Bull Pot of the Witches | Cumbria | Lamb successfully rescued from ledge above open shaft. |
| 36 | 1230 | Sat | 28-Aug-04 | Fell | Mastiles Lane, Malham | North Yorkshire | Mountain biker sustained broken collar bone in fall. Fire service also attended. |
| 37 | 1630 | Fri | 10-Sep-04 | Animal | OBJ Hole | North Yorkshire | Border Collie rescued uninjured having fallen 3m down entrance shaft. |
| 38 | 1200 | Sat | 11-Sep-04 | Animal | Sell Gill Holes | North Yorkshire | Injured sheep at bottom of open shaft. |
| 39 | 1350 | Mon | 20-Sep-04 | Fell / Cave | Sell Gill Holes | North Yorkshire | Assisted Police recover body (f) from stream above Sell Gill Holes. Carried out underground search and retrieved clothing and other items that had been washed into cave. |
| 40 | 1300 | Thu | 23-Sep-04 | Cave | Sell Gill Holes | North Yorkshire | Further underground search for evidence at request of Police. |
| 41 | 1540 | Sat | 25-Sep-04 | Cave | Notts Pot | Lancashire | Caver (f, 34) fell approx. 25m whilst derigging 6th pitch. Fatal. |
| 42 | 1745 | Mon | 18-Oct-04 | Other | Yarlsber Farm, Ingleton | North Yorkshire | Provided lighting equipment & generator to local Fire Brigade dealing with protracted barn fire. |
| 43 | 1620 | Wed | 27-Oct-04 | Fell | Whernside | North Yorkshire | Party of three walkers (m, 55; f, 46; m, 14) requested assistance having gone off- route in deteriorating conditions. |
| 44 | 1500 | Fri | 26-Nov-04 | Animal | Meal Bank Quarry, Ingleton | North Yorkshire | Sheep rescued from ledge in old quarry. |
| 45 | 1730 | Sat | 4-Dec-04 | Fell | Gordale Scar | North Yorkshire | Two walkers (m, 46; f, 32) descending the Left Wing into Gordale became cragfast on steep ground as darkness fell. |
| 46 | 2050 | Mon | 27-Dec-04 | Fell | Ireby Fell, Gragareth | Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Cumbria | Two cavers (m, 38, 2?) reported three hours overdue on walk back to vehicle after exiting Ireby Fell Cavern. Eventually turned up in Deepdale having got lost in poor visibility and walking more than 8 km in the wrong direction. |
| 47 | O050 | Thu | 30-Dec-04 | Cave | Easegill Caverns | Cumbria | Three cavers (m, 20, 18; f, 22) reported overdue Top Sink to Wretched Rabbit. Located Holbeck Junction; two with varying degrees hypothermia, one with strained back. Assisted out via WR. |
| 48 | 1750 | Thu | 30-Dec-04 | Fell | Ingleborough | North Yorkshire | Walker (m, 43) injured leg near summit of Simon Fell. Strong winds and heavy rain. |
