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Jul
Youngsters rescued from Hackfall
Three young people had to be rescued from Hackfall last night (July 27) after getting lost in the dark.
Hackfall, a site of special scientific interest, is 119 acres of woodland between Masham and Ripon maintained by the Woodland Trust.
Firefighters were sent to help the youngsters, whose ages have not been revealed, at 10.18pm.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s overnight incident report said:
Bedale responded to three young people who found themselves stuck on steep terrain during a walk and became unable to safely find their route back to the main path due to lack of sunlight.
Fire control located where all young persons were advised to await in situ after requesting their location via the What3Words app. Fire control also gave advice for them to only use one phone torch whilst awaiting the arrival of Bedale crew in hopes another person’s phone could conserve battery to always maintain contact with them if needed.
When firefighters got within earshot, the youngsters told them Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team was enroute with rope rescue equipment.
The incident report added:
“After mountain rescue had performed a rescue, all young persons were walked back to their vehicle. No injuries were sustained during this incident.”
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