#CALLOUT

 

At 14:45 on Saturday 26th December 2020 Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team (CVSRT) received a request from Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with the evacuation of a female who had suffered an ankle injury whilst out walking near Shelf.

 

CVSRT members local to the incident were first on scene and provided initial medical care. On arrival of remaining CVSRT members in team vehicles the casualty was provided pain relief, placed in a warming and protective winter casualty bag then onto a stretcher and carried to the road-head for transfer onto the ambulance. 

 

#1309 Near Ox Heys, Shelf

14:45 Sat 26th Dec 2020

#CALLOUT

 

At 12:03 on Tuesday 22nd December 2020 Calder Valley Search and Rescue (CVSRT) received a request from Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with the evacuation of a female who became unwell whilst out walking from home near Hill Top Farm, Bingley.

 

YAS were first on scene and provided initial medical care. On arrival of CVSRT the casualty was provided additional clothing, placed in a warming and protective casualty bag, transferred to a stretcher and carried a short distance to the awaiting ambulance. 

 

#1308 Hill Top Farm, Bingley

16 CVSRT

At 15:43 on Sunday 29th November 2020 Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team (CVSRT) received a request from Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with evacuation of a female who had injured her ankle whilst out in Penistone Hill Country Park.

 

YAS were first on scene and provided initial medical care.  Upon arrival of CVSRT the casualty was placed onto a stretcher and evacuated to the awaiting ambulance.

 

#1305 Penistone Hill Country Park

15:43 Sun 29th Nov 2020

At 16:40 on Saturday 28th November 2020 Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team (CVSRT) received a request from West Yorkshire Police to assist with the locating and evacuating of 2 walkers who had become lost in dense fog whilst out walking near Rishworth.

 

The CVSRT incident leader made contact with the walkers and successfully identified their location to be the trig point at Dog Hill. This location was verified using phone find technology which triangulates a persons location using their smart phone.

 

The CVSRT incident leader requested that the walkers remain at this location and a selected call out was raised with team members tasked to approach the location from either side of the hill.

 

The walkers were sucessfully located at the trig point, provided additional protection from the weather and escorted back to their vehicles. 

 

#1304 Dog Hill, Green Withens

At 09:51 on Saturday 28th November 2020 Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team (CVSRT) received a request from Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with evacuation of a male who had collapsed whilst out walking near Scammonden reservior.

 

YAS were first on scene and provided initial medical care.  Upon arrival of CVSRT the casualty was placed onto a stretcher and, with the support of a simple rope system, was safely evacuated to the awaiting ambulance. 

 

#1303 Hudson Croft, Scammonden

09:51 Sat 28th Nov 2020