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Dec 2022

Last Updated: 19/12/2022
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Firefighters rescue family trapped on black ice in Nidderdale

by John Plummer

| 19 Dec, 2022
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Pic by David Benson

Volunteer firefighters from Lofthouse rescued a family whose car was stuck on black ice last night.

The on-call firefighters were called to the notoriously steep Trapping Hill just outside the village at 6.50pm last night, on the final day of the recent freeze.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident log said:the car "had become immobile on black ice" and the family had been informed it would take six hours for a recovery vehicle to attend. It added:

"Firefighters walked two adults and one child into the safety of Lofthouse village."


The incident log also noted that fire crews do not recover vehicles.

Temperatures have risen sharply today after more than a week of sub-zero conditions.




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