2006

Jan 4 Wed 2338 Simpsons Pot, North Yorkshire - Cave

Two cavers (m, 59; f, 33) reported overdue on pull-through trip. A search of the system located them at bottom of 'The Pit' cold but unharmed. They had abseiled into the blind pot and pulled the rope down before realising their mistake. Assisted to surface.

Feb 2 Thu 1435 Langcliffe, North Yorkshire - Fell

Walker (f, 61) slipped on muddy frozen ground while traversing footpath between Settle and Clay Pits Plantation. Sustained fractured right ankle. Stretchered down to waiting road ambulance.

Feb 4 Sat 1230 Cam Fell, North Yorkshire - Fell

Mountain biker (m, 29) was descending rocky track from Cam End towards Ling Gill Bridge when front wheel fell off. He sustained head and spinal injuries. Treated by two team doctors before short stretcher carry to air ambulance. His cycle helmet was extensively damaged in the fall.

Feb 4 Sat 1935 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

Party of three walkers got lost descending from Ingleborough on Three Peaks walk. One (m, 30) suffering from exhaustion and mild hypothermia. Found by some cavers near Bar Pot and escorted off the fell. Met by CRO vehicle on Nature Trail and brought down to Clapham.

Feb 11 Sat 1225 Waterfalls Walk, Ingleton, North Yorkshire - Fell

Walker (m, ) slipped on icy path at Pecca Falls and suffered head injury. Was assisted to road ambulance prior to team's arrival.

Feb 12 Sun 1653 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

Search for two walkers (m,49; f, 49) lost in dense fog descending from Ingleborough to Horton in Ribblesdale. Having gone down into Crummackdale by mistake they were attempting to regain the correct path when they found themselves above a cliff and called the Police for assistance. Located above Moughton Scars. Assisted by SARDA.

Feb 18 Sat 1825 Long Churn Cave, North Yorkshire - Cave

A novice caver (m, 19) in a party of four became too exhausted to ascend Dolly Tubs pitch and attempts by his companions to pull him up failed. Hauled up by CRO and assisted to surface.

Feb 26 Sun 2130 Bar Pot, North Yorkshire - Cave

Caver (f, 20) ascending first pitch became jammed on SRT rope near the top, unable to move up or down. After an hour of struggling the rope was cut by another member of the party and she was lowered to the foot of the pitch, cold, exhausted, and in pain from bruising. When CRO arrived she was hypothermic and drifting in and out of conciousness. Warm air and pain relief were administered before she was placed on a stretcher and hauled to the surface. Evacuated to hospital by RAF helicopter.

Mar 25 Sat 2145 Occupation Road, Deepdale, Cumbria - Other

Solitary off-road vehicle bogged down near Blea Gills. Two adults went for help, leaving one adult (m, 25) and one child (m, 5) in vehicle. Police requested that the team bring them to safety. When found they were both very cold, having been stranded for over 6 hours. Child was piggy-backed and man escorted in driving rain and low cloud along waterlogged track to CRO and Police vehicles near High Pike.

April 8 Sat 1515 Thwaite Bridge, Hawes, North Yorkshire - Fell

Walker (f, 53) injured ankle on rough ground about 1/4 mile north of A684. Brought down to road ambulance by quad bike prior to CRO arrival.

April 19 Wed 1915 Yordas Cave, North Yorkshire - Cave

Party of three family cavers (f, 43; m, 12; m, 9) became marooned at the top of the Chapter House pitch on a pull-through trip from Middle Entrance. There was too much water for the boys to descend safely. Second adult in party rigged a high traverse and abseiled down to raise alarm. All three brought out of Middle Entrance cold but unharmed.

April 22 Sat 0956 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

Walker (f, 68) collapsed unconcious near Clapdale Farm after walking up from Clapham. Administered oxygen until arrival of road ambulance.

May 4 Thu 1532 Garsdale, Cumbria - Other

Assisted Police with removal of a body (m) from the hillside above Banks Bridge following a FATAL heart attack. Short stretcher carry to road.

May 8 Mon 1430 Waterfalls Walk, Ingleton, North Yorkshire - Fell

Man (approx. 60) lost balance sitting on low wall near Thornton Force, falling backwards down 2 metre drop and then rolling onto rocks. Sustained head injury. Assisted up hillside to air ambulance.

May 28 Sun 1902 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

Walker slipped descending from the summit towards Simon Fell, sustaining an ankle injury. CRO stood down soon after arriving at the Hill Inn as an air ambulance was able to land close to the casualty, enabling the team to redeploy to another incident (see 16 below). The casualty was airlifted off the hill shortly afterwards.

May 28 Sun 1914 Providence Pot, North Yorkshire - Cave

Assisted Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association in rescue of exhausted caver from near Brew Chamber in Dowbergill Passage; escorted out via Dow Cave.

May 29 Mon 1608 Clapham, North Yorkshire - Fell

Walker (f, 60) on footpath between Austwick and Clapham slipped on wet grass and sustained a fractured lower leg. Evacuated in CRO vehicle and transferred to road ambulance in Clapham.

Jun 2 Fri 1215 White Scar Cave, North Yorkshire - Cave

Woman (35) collapsed during a guided tour of the show cave. She recovered sufficiently to be escorted from Battlefield Cavern to a road ambulance waiting in the car park.

Jun 15 Thu 1325 Lower Long Churn Cave, North Yorkshire - Cave

Caver (m, 60) slipped and fell 2m climbing up into St Pauls, sustaining a fractured neck of femur. He managed to make his own way out to daylight where he was met by CRO. After treatment and pain relief he was stretchered a short distance to air ambulance.

Jun 18 Sun 1030 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

Mountain biker (m, 46) took a fall near Long Scar and landed on a rock, fracturing his pelvis. Immobilsed in vacuum mattress and stretchered a short distance to air ambulance. His cycle helmet showed signs of damage from the fall.

Jun 19 Mon 1800 Pillar Holes, North Yorkshire - Animal

Sheep rescued from ledge 10m down open shaft of Pillar Holes No.1

Jun 27 Tue 2057 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

Party of four American Eagle Scouts (m, 17, 15, 14, 14) reported themselves lost on Ingleborough during a Three Peaks walk. Their mobile phone battery then 'died'. A search located them on the slopes of Little Ingleborough where they had gone to ground. They were escorted down to a CRO vehicle and transported off the hill. Assisted by SARDA.

Jul 2 Sun 1145 Cross Pot, North Yorkshire - Animal

Lamb rescued from ledge 5m down open shaft.

Jul 4 Tue 1445 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

Schoolboy (13) slipped descending a rocky path on Swine Tail, injuring his leg and sustaining a broken arm. Treated by CRO before being winched into RAF helicopter for evacuation to hospital. Remaining member of his party escorted off the hill.

Jul 13 Thu 1420 Fife Pot, North Yorkshire - Animal

Sheep rescued from bottom of 3m deep open shaft.

Jul 14 Fri 1646 Gordale, North Yorkshire - Fell

Man (22) lost control running down hillside above campsite. He sustained head and leg injuries after cartwheeling down the steep slope. After treatment by paramedics he was immobilised in a vacuum mattress and evacuated on a stretcher down to air ambulance on valley floor.

Jul 14 Fri 1800 Calf Holes, North Yorkshire - Animal

After dealing with above incident a small team went on to rescue a sheep from the foot of the 11m entrance pitch.

Jul 15 Sat 1602 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

Competitor (m, 32) in the Ingleborough Fell Race lost his footing and fell during the steep descent from summit, dislocating his shoulder. Treated by CRO before being assisted a short distance to air ambulance

Jul 16 Sun 1202 Settle, North Yorkshire - Other

Assisted ambulance service with treatment and evacuation of man (55) who had fallen 4m down riverbank onto boulders, injuring his shoulder. Immobilised in vacuum mattress and carried a short distance by stretcher to road ambulance for eventual transfer to air ambulance.

Jul 23 Sun 1920 Fife Pot, North Yorkshire - Animal

Lamb with broken leg rescued from bottom of 3m deep open shaft.

Jul 31 Mon 0900 Greensett Cave, North Yorkshire - Animal

Lamb trapped 10m from No. 8 entrance, in downstream passage. Brought out and hauled up 4.5m entrance rift.

Aug 1 Tue 1900 Fife Pot, North Yorkshire - Animal

Fife Pot again, this time to rescue a lamb from the foot of the 7m deep western shaft.

Aug 3 Thu 1600 Wackenburgh Pot, North Yorkshire - Animal

Another adventurous lamb rescued from foot of 9m open shaft.

Aug 10 Thu 1520 Gordale Scar, North Yorkshire - Fell

Boy (13) fell descending the lower waterfall during a family walk and sustained a broken leg. Evacuated by stretcher to road ambulance waiting at the campsite.

Aug 10 Thu 1830 Meregill Skit, North Yorkshire - Cave Diving

Cave diver (m, 63) reported overdue after car seen parked at roadside for two days. Body located by divers from CDG and brought to surface. FATAL heart attack. Assisted by UWFRA.

Aug 13 Sun 0830 Ellerbeck, North Yorkshire - Animal

Lamb successfully rescued after becoming trapped in bottom of a tight 2.5m deep grike in the limestone pavement.

Aug 22 Tue Pluragrotten, Norway - Cave Diving

Underground communications equipment (heyphones) sent to Norway following cave diving fatality on August 16. Two British cave divers (CDG) also attended at request of Norwegian authorities to assist in rescue.

Aug 24 Thu 1705 Gordale Scar, North Yorkshire - Fell

Child injured near lower waterfall. Team stood down en-route after confirmation that the casualty had been carried down to road ambulance by members of the public.

Sep 2 Sat 1608 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

Walker (f, 44) on Three Peaks walk was blown over by strong winds and injured her knees. Her husband used a mobile to phone for help but due to driving rain and low cloud they mistakenly gave their location as being on Simon Fell. Prior to team deployment it became apparent that they were in fact on Ingleborough. Eventually located just below summit on the Ingleton footpath, very cold and wet. Stretchered down to 4x4 ambulance at Crina Bottom.

Sep 2 Sat 1957 Long Churn Caves, North Yorkshire - Cave

Party of four cavers (m, 55; m, 50; m, 59; f, 48) reported overdue after day of heavy rain and localised flooding. Quickly located by CRO sitting on ledge in Lower Long Churn Cave waiting for water levels to drop. Handline rigged along streamway and party escorted to surface. Note that UWFRA were also called to a flooding incident at Hagg Gill Pot earlier in the evening.

Oct 7 Sat 1031 High Birkwith, North Yorkshire - Fell

Walker (m, 70) on Three Peaks walk slipped whilst crossing stream and fell in. He experienced chest and arm pains but carried on to near Old Ing. By then he was very cold with violent shivering. Some passing trail bikers raised the alarm and then transported him down to a farm prior to arrival of CRO and road ambulance.

Oct 7 Sat 2115 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

Two walkers (f, 55; f, 36) on Three Peaks walk got lost in low cloud on summit plateau and descended into the Clapham Bents area by mistake, eventually following a stream (Fell Beck) down to a footpath. Unfortunately they lost the path in darkness and having wandered around for a while found themselves above a steep ravine with trees and phoned for help. A search quickly located them above Trow Gill from where they were escorted down to a CRO vehicle and brought back to Clapham. Assisted by SARDA.

Oct 8 Sun 2027 Pool Sink, Cumbria - Cave

A caver (f, 60) was reported missing in the Easegill system. Due to a misunderstanding the cave had been derigged by her party whilst she was still underground. A search by other cavers located her at Stop Pot and she was brought to the surface via Wretched Rabbit as the CRO advance party arrived at the entrance. Escorted across moor to Bull Pot Farm.

Oct 23 Mon 1350 Malham Cove, North Yorkshire - Fell

A walker (f, 61) following the Trougate footpath above the Cove tripped on a rock and fell, breaking her wrist. She was assisted off the fell and transferred to a road ambulance for treatment and transport down to the village carpark. Her companions then took her by car to their local hospital.

Oct 29 Sun 1450 Twisleton Scar, North Yorkshire - Climb

Rock climber (m, 24) fell off whilst leading 'Priority'. He fell about 7m and hit the ground feet first just as the rope came tight through a runner. He sustained injuries to both lower legs. Fortunately a member of the Duddon & Furness MR Team was climbing nearby and was able to provide initial treatment prior to CRO arrival. The casualty was stretchered down the hillside to a waiting road ambulance.

Dec 17 Sun 2040 Short Drop Cave, Lancashire - Cave

Party of four cavers (m, 21; m, 23; m, 32; f, 25) reported overdue on exchange trip from Gavel Pot. Members of the other party checked Short Drop Cave but found no signs of the missing cavers. CRO was called and teams deployed underground and to Gavel Pot. The missing cavers were quickly located at the foot of Gavel Pot entrance pitch. Having failed to find their way through Short Drop Cave they had retraced their steps and were waiting for rescue. Assisted to surface by CRO and escorted to road.

Dec 22 Fri 1350 Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Fell

A mother (48) and her son (9) got lost descending from the summit of Ingleborough in thick hill fog. Unfortunately they had left map, compass and torch in their car down in Clapham. Using a mobile they phoned the Police for help and CRO was contacted. From the description given it appeared that they were probably on the Horton footpath just below Swine Tail. As the team was mobilising a passing walker found them and escorted them down to a CRO vehicle near Sulber Gate for transport off the hill.

Dec 25 Mon 1838 Easegill Caverns, Cumbria - Cave

Caver (m, 39) on a trip from Lancaster Hole to Top Sink slipped and fell 2 - 3 metres near the Bridge of Sighs (beyond Nagasaki Cavern), sustaining a fracture to his pelvis. Pain relief was administered by the team doctors and the injury splinted. A prolonged rescue involving assistance from UWFRA, Kendal MRT and COMRU brought him to the surface via County Pot at 0530 hrs the following morning for evacuation to hospital by RAF helicopter.

Dec 26 Tue 1554 Whernside, North Yorkshire - Fell

A party of three walkers (m, 26; f, 20, m, 15) was reported overdue on a walk over Whernside to Ribblehead. A brief search quickly located them approaching the viaduct, having been delayed by iced up rocks and poor visibility. Assisted by SARDA.

Dec 30 Sat 1756 Long Churn Caves, North Yorkshire - Cave

Four cavers (m, 20;m, 20; f, 27; f, 20) were reported to be trapped by flooding in Lower Long Churn Cave after a fifth member of the party had managed to get out to raise the alarm. Fortunately water levels dropped sufficiently for them to reach the surface just as the first CRO party arrived at the cave entrance.