A woman was rescued after getting stuck in a muddy bog near Brimham Rocks last week.
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association was called to the scene on Wednesday, March 27, at around 12.45pm.
Rick Hudson, one of the association’s volunteers at the scene, told the Stray Ferret the casualty had been walking at the National Trust-owned site and became stuck in the mud whilst on her way back to the car park, after the “weather came in quite nastily”.
Mr Hudson added:
“We received an alert from North Yorkshire Police and six team members were called to the scene.
“When we arrived, it was clear the woman was cold and distressed, and was unable to get out of the boggy area.”
Mr Hudson said the woman did not sustain any injuries as a result of the incident.
The association said on social media:
“With assistance she was brought back onto the path and walked back down the track to Fell 2.
“She was driven around to her car parked in Brimham Rocks CP and advised to wait a while before driving back to her hotel in Gargrave.”
The rescue mission took around a total of 15 minutes, Mr Hudson added.
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Air ambulance rescues horse rider in Bishop Thornton
Air ambulance and mountain rescuers came to the aid of a woman who fell off a horse in Bishop Thornton.
Volunteers from Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association were called to the village, which is between Harrogate and Ripon, early on Friday evening.
According to its incident report. Yorkshire Air Ambulance was also on the scene and providing care.
Its report added:
“Once stable, the team assisted in lifting the rider on to a stretcher and in to an ambulance for onward travel to hospital.”
No further details, including the extent of the injuries, were provided.
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Man rescued from cave in Nidderdale
Volunteer rescuers came to the aid of a man who was injured in a cave in Nidderdale yesterday.
The man, believed to be in his late teens, was part of a group of cavers at Goyden Pot, north of Lofthouse.
Goyden Pot, with its extensive network of caves close to ground, is a popular location for the activity, particularly among beginners.
But things went wrong yesterday when a man injured his knee and, despite the efforts of the leaders of the group, was unable to get out.
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association was alerted at 2.16pm and a team of about 16 volunteer rescuers attended the scene.
Rescuers needed ropes to get to the man. Pic: Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
They managed to locate the unnamed man and help him out of the caves. He was then taken by ambulance to hospital.
The operation took about four hours, most of which was spent manoeuvring with ropes to get to the right place.
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The association said in a report on the incident:
“Cave rescue requires considerable man-power and we all work against the clock: speed makes hypothermia less likely.
“We often alert our neighbouring teams to live cave incidents in case extra man-power is needed.
“The Cave Rescue Organisation and Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team were advised but later stood down as our own team was sufficient to provide swift medical attention to the injured caver as well as technical rope experts to facilitate the extraction.
“We’d like to thank local cave leaders and teachers who also helped considerably, as well as the casualty who was a true stoic. We wish him a very speedy recovery.”
Treating the casualty. Pic: Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
A mountain biker had to be rescued when he broke his leg riding near Harrogate this week.
The cyclist came off his bike at Norwood Edge, which is a popular location for on and off-road cyclists.
Volunteers from Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association were summoned to help the man on Monday.
Pic: Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
In a Facebook post, the association said:
“We received a call from Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a 43-year-old male mountain biker who had fallen off his bike sustaining a broken leg.
“First team members on the scene carried out a primary survey while waiting for the team vehicles and the ambulance crew.
“The team assisted the crew to package casualty and then carry off to waiting ambulance. We wish him a quick and full recovery.”
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Boy, 11, rescued from Brimham Rocks
Rescuers came to the aid of an 11-year-old boy who got stuck at Brimham Rocks yesterday.
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association was called to the National Trust-owned site near Pateley Bridge by North Yorkshire Police.
The boy had reached the top of Castle Rocks but then felt unable to get down safely.
Nine members of the volunteer-run association attended the incident.
Its website said:
“A small team was deployed, rigging a rope and lowering him safely and uninjured to ground level, whereupon he was reunited with his grandmother.”
The association has attended several similar incidents at Brimham Rocks this year.
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Man rescued at Thruscross after fall
Fell rescuers were called to Thruscross reservoir in the Harrogate district yesterday to help a man who had fallen.
Volunteers from Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association were summoned at 1.30pm by Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
They were asked to assist a 35-year-old male who had ruptured the patellar tendon in his knee.
The man is helped into the ambulance.
It is believed the unnamed man, who was walking his dog at the time, slipped going down some steps at the far end of the reservoir.
The association said in a statement:
“After treatment by the ambulance crew the casualty was stretchered a kilometre back to the road ambulance at Whitmoor farm.”
Fifteen volunteers attended, because of the need to lift the man on a stretcher over stiles and gates.
Fell rescuers assist in search for missing Harrogate woman
Police called in Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) yesterday to help search for missing Judith Holliday from Harrogate.
Judith, who is 73, was last seen on Saturday, August 27, when she left her care home in Harrogate and walked to the bus station and Library Gardens.
After a further sighting the same day in North Rigton was confirmed by North Yorkshire Police on Friday, UWFRA was called yesterday to assist.
Posting on social media, UWFRA said:
“The team was tasked to search boundaries and features as much as possible within a 2km radius of her last known position and to aid NYP in search some of their predefined areas.
“All defined areas were completed as best as possible by 6.30pm, sadly without success, and the team stood down.”
There have been no further confirmed sightings of Judith since the Saturday she went missing, though her family told the Stray Ferret there had been suspected sightings reported throughout the week.
They urged the public to be vigilant for any sign of her this weekend when out and about.
Her niece Lucinda said Judith loved picnics in the countryside, with favourite spots including Fewston and Swinsty reservoirs and Almscliffe Crag.
Anyone who thinks they may have seen Judith is asked to call North Yorkshire Police on 101 and quote reference number 12220153505.
Any immediate sightings should be reported via 999.
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Boy, 13, rescued at Brimham Rocks
Rescuers came to the aid of a teenage boy who got stuck at Brimham Rocks at the weekend.
Volunteers from Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association were summoned to the National Trust-owned site at about 2pm on Saturday.
A 13-year-old boy had climbed to the top of one of the rocks but then felt unable to navigate his way down safely.
The rescue association’s website said:
“Local members were able to calm the casualty until team vehicles arrived and a safe means of lowering the casualty back to the ground was rigged and a successful rescue was carried out.”
Derek Hammond, a volunteer for the rescue association, told the Stray Ferret it was a simple rescue and the boy did the right thing by seeking help rather than putting himself at risk of harm by trying to get down when he didn’t feel safe.
Eleven volunteers took part in the incident near Pateley Bridge, which was the group’s first call-out for two weeks.
While they were dealing with it they then received a second call, alerting them to concerns that a cave diver at Goyden Pot, near Lofthouse in Nidderdale, had not returned at the expected time.
The rescue association’s website said:
“As the controllers were working to call in specialist divers for this incident news was received that she had returned safely so the team stood down and diverted attention to an ongoing incident at Brimham Rocks.”
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