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No.Date (time)TypeLocationDetail
12 January, Sunday (1813)CaveRumbling Hole, Lancashire3 cavers reported overdue. Found on surface when CRO arrived.
227 January, Thursday (1015)OtherHorton area, North YorkshireLocal man reported missing. Turned up safe.
36 February, Sunday (1653)FellWatlowes Valley, Malham, North Yorkshire51 yr old man slipped. Ankle injury.
43 April, Monday (2218)CaveGaping Gill, North YorkshireExhausted caver, brought out via Bar Pot
515 April, Saturday (1550)FellSulber Nick, Ingleborough, North Yorkshire12 yr old mountain biker fell off and injured leg.
621 April, Friday (1340)FellIngleborough. North Yorkshire17 yr old female slipped on rocky path near summit. Fractured lower leg.
722 April, Saturday (1035)CaveSell Gill Holes, North YorkshireCaver lost control abseiling on 2nd pitch. Spinal injuries. Brought to surface and RAF helicopter to hospital.
824 April, Monday (1840)AnimalMealbank Quarry, Ingleton North YorkshireSheep and lamb rescued from ledge.
926 April, Wednesday (1515)FellIngleborough, North Yorkshire12 teenagers on Duke of Edinburgh Award. Lost / cold in heavy rain. One hypothermia airlifted by Air Ambulance. Others assisted down.
1030 April, Sunday (1120)FellPenyghent, North YorkshireRunner competing in Three Peaks Race tripped on descent. Fractured collar bone.
111 May, Monday (0915)AnimalMealbank Quarry, Ingleton North YorkshireSheep and lamb rescued from ledge.
126 May, Saturday (1335)FellIngleborough, North Yorkshire53 yr old man slipped on rough path above gaping Gill. Fractured lower leg.
136 May, Saturday (1431)AnimalJingling Hole, North YorkshireLamb rescued from ledge 15m down main shaft.
1414 May, Sunday (1115)AnimalPark Fell, Ingleborough North YorkshireCalf rescued from 6m down open rift.
1515 May, Monday (1345)FellHigh Hill, Settle North YorkshireParapentist landed badly. Suspected spinal injury. Airlifted by Air Ambulance.
1628 May, Sunday (1440)CaveStream Passage Pot, North YorkshireCaver lost control abseiling on 3rd pitch. Fractured rib and bruising to pelvic area. Brought out via winch from Gaping Gill and RAF helicopter to hospital.
1728 May, Sunday (1635)FellWaterfalls Walk, Ingleton North Yorkshire8 yr old boy reported missing. Found safe soon after CRO arrival.
1829 May, Monday (1640)AnimalFluted Hole, North YorkshireLamb rescued from ledge 10m down open shaft.
1910 June, Saturday (1340)FellTurbary Road, Kingsdale North Yorkshire76 yr old man suffered fatal heart attack. Air Ambulance also attended.
2010 June, Saturday (2109)FellIngleborough North Yorkshire19 yr old female collapsed with exhaustion on summit following caving trip down Gaping Gill.
2117 June, Saturday (1600)FellWaterfalls Walk, Ingleton North Yorkshire14 yr old boy reported missing. Turned up safe an hour later.
2219 June, Monday (1330)FellIngleborough North YorkshireWalker suffered open fracture dislocation of finger after slipping in Fell Beck near Gaping Gill.
2324 June, Saturday (1350)FellPenyghent North YorkshireWalker suffered series of fits during a Three Peaks walk.
2425 June, Sunday (1445)OtherThwaite Lane, Clapham North Yorkshire14 yr old mountain biker fell off in ‘The Tunnels’. Concussion and minor head, arm and leg injuries.
251 July, Saturday (1615)ClimbTwisleton Scar North YorkshireClimber fell after handhold came out while traversing solo near Candle Gully. Cuts to elbow, bruised back.
2611 July, Tuesday (1605)FellPenyghent North YorkshireWalker fell descending steep rocky path. Deep cut on leg and facial lacerations..
2714 July, Friday (1510)FellMalham Cove North Yorkshire67 yr old walker taken ill and collapsed.
2814 July, Friday (1647)AnimalRosebay Pot North YorkshireInjured lamb rescued from 20m down open shaft.
2917 July, Monday (1900)AnimalLong Kin West North YorkshireLamb rescued from 5m down entrance shaft.
3022 July, Saturday (2155)CaveTatham Wife Hole North Yorkshire4 cavers reported overdue. Found safe during preliminary investigation.
3131 July, Monday (1600)AnimalGordale Scar North YorkshireSheep reported stuck on Scar. Nothing found.
321 August, Tuesday (1740)CaveBig Meanie LancashireCaver physically wedged in tight section near top of 46m pitch. Assisted out.
336 August, Sunday (0645)CaveGaping Gill North YorkshireCaver lost and separated from rest of party with failing lights after becoming stuck. Located in Sahara Passage and escorted out via Bar Pot.
3410 August, Thursday (1249)FellMalham Cove North YorkshireWalker suffered leg injury after slipping on Limestone ‘clints’.
3512 August, Saturday (2100)FellIngleborough North Yorkshire3 walkers used mobile phone to report themselves lost as darkness fell. Turned up during preliminary investigation.
3616 August, Wednesday (1550)CaveYordas Pot North YorkshireCaver unable to ascend 24m pitch in wet conditions. Brought to surface.
3719 August, Saturday (2330)CaveGaping Gill North Yorkshire3 cavers trapped in Whitsun Series when The Font sumped. Located and ‘bailed out’ by other cavers before CRO arrival with Cave Divers.
3820 August, Sunday (1215)CaveShort Gill Cave, Barbondale CumbriaCaver hit on head by falling rock after becoming stuck in entrance pitch. Assisted to surface by own party as CRO arrived. Air Ambulance also attended.
3920 August, Sunday (1502)FellWaterfalls Walk, Ingleton North Yorkshire81 yr old lady slipped from path in Swilla Glen and fell 5m, caught by tree.
4022 August, Tuesday (1340)FellMalham Cove North Yorkshire58 yr old man collapsed ‘unconscious’ on path up side of Cove.
4112 September, Tuesday (1640)AnimalSell Gill Holes North YorkshireDog rescued from bottom of entrance shaft.
4227 September, Wednesday (1503)CaveNear Aygill Caverns CumbriaCaver trapped by legs when rocks moved during a ’dig’ near surface. Bruised legs.
4330 September, Saturday (2200)FellPenyghent North Yorkshire4 teenagers on Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition reported missing. Search called off after contact made by mobile phone.
441 October, Sunday (1215)FellIngleborough North YorkshireThree Peaks Cyclo Cross. Cyclist suffered neck and shoulder injury after fall descending to Cold Cotes. Assisted by Bowland Pennine MRT.
451 October, Sunday (1320)FellWhernside North YorkshireThree Peaks Cyclo Cross. Cyclist suffered shoulder injury after fall near Force Gill. Assisted by Bowland Pennine MRT.
461 October, Sunday (1359)FellPenyghent North YorkshireThree Peaks Cyclo Cross. Cyclist suffered minor head injury after fall near Sell Gill.
477 October, Saturday (1915)FellIngleborough North Yorkshire2 walkers used mobile phone to report themselves lost in darkness with no torch. Located near Sulber Gate.
4810 October, Tuesday (multiday) (1550)FellStainforth Beck North Yorkshire2 teenage girls drowned after being swept away in flooded river on school trip. Major search over several days, including Cave Divers, other MRTs, SARDA, etc.
4912 November, Sunday (multiday) (1442)CaveLancaster Hole CumbriaCaver drowned after being swept away in Main Drain below Oxbow Corner. Companion also swept away but managed to get out at Fall Pot. Search over 4 days, severely hampered by high water, including Cave Divers.
5018 November, Saturday (1900)FellCam Fell North Yorkshire4 walkers reported overdue. Found by friends during preliminary search.
5127 November, Monday (1617)FellIngleborough North YorkshireWalker used mobile phone to report himself lost in darkness with no torch. Located near Grange Rigg.
5231 December, Sunday (1523)OtherSettle to Malham road. North Yorkshire5 people reported in need of assistance after 2 cars became stuck in drifting snow.
In addition to the team call outs listed above: (a) the CRO Duty Controllers (six are on weekly call throughout the year) frequently respond to calls from the Police for advice regarding overdue cavers and walkers that do not result in any team call out. (b) our SARDA dog handler is sometimes called to assist other Mountain Rescue Teams in searches out of our area.