Tuesday 5th December 1845hrs: Search Hamsterley Forest. We were asked by Tees and Wear Mountain Rescue Team to assist in a search for a vulnerable youngster who was missing in Hamsterley Forest near Bishop Auckland. The youngster had become separated from his school party during the afternoon and the Teesdale Team had been searching for him since around 1530hrs. The…

Incident 56 occurred whilst we were helping out on the Eskdale Eureka Fell run on Sunday 3rd December. Half a dozen team members were helping marshal the race, a 9 mile jaunt across the moors from Castleton to Bransdale and back, when they were alerted to a couple of walkers who had got into difficulties. One of the walkers, who…

Tuesday November 28th, 12:30hrs We were alerted by NEAS (North East Ambulance Service) and asked to help with a 26 year old Middlesbrough man who had fallen and hurt his legs whilst walking in the boulder field area of Roseberry Topping. The Team deployed it two Landrover ambulances to Aireyholm Farm, just next to Roseberry Topping, where we met up…

Tuesday 14th October 1700hrs. We were alerted by Cleveland Police to a female walker who was lost in the woods between Swainby and Faceby, two villages near Stokesley on the North York Moors. The lady, who was from the York area was completing a day's walk when she lost her way in the dense woodland in the failing light. As…

Saturday 11th November 12:15. We were asked by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with a 38 year old Eaglescliffe man who had collapsed whilst walking with his family and friends in the woods to the East of Cod Beck reservoir near Osmotherly. He was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics before being carried out by team members across the…

Sunday October 29th: Whilst on exercise with the Coastguard we were made aware of a road traffic accident in which a motorcyclist had been knocked off his bike in Saltburn. We attended the scene and the injured man was treated by our team doctor before being taken to James Cook Hospital by an ambulance.

Sunday 22nd October 18:30. We were alerted by Cleveland Police who were concerned about a man who had been missing from his home in Staithes for a number of hours. Fortunately as we were on route to Staithes the man turned up and we stood down. 4 members of the Team were actively involved in the incident with more on…

Saturday 21st October 15:45hrs. We were called by Yorkshire Ambulance to go to the aid of an injured 13 year old mountain biker who had injured himself on a bike track between Roseberry Topping and Guisborough Forest. After talking to the informant (the casualties 13 year old friend) we were able to get an idea of where the incident was…

Monday October 16th 14:30hrs. A 81 year old gentleman from Thornaby had fallen on the path near the top of Roseberry Topping and sustained cuts to his head. He was treated at the scene by a couple of passing nurses and a Yorkshire Ambulance Service paramedic. The incident was quite near to incident 48 and we were getting quite good…

Sunday October 15th 18:00 hrs. A 20 year old lady from Redcar had tripped over a tree root whilst on a walk up Roseberry Topping with her friend injuring her leg. She was looked after at the incident site (three quarters of the way up Roseberry) by a passing physiotherapist who alerted the emergency services. Due to the remote location…