SATURDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2023 (1219 HOURS) We were contacted by North Yorkshire Police regarding a woman who had sustained a painful left knee injury whilst out running with her sister a few miles east of Osmotherley, not far from Square Corner. Team members were alerted and made their way to an RV-point at Square Corner, using two Team Land Rovers…

WEDNESDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2023 (1843 HOURS) Following a lull in call-outs in recent weeks this was our third one in the space of three days. Being a Wednesday night, it was a training-night and most Search & Rescue and Ops Support members were either making their way to our Great Ayton Base or were about to set off from home.…

TUESDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2023  We were deployed on a search for a missing person at the request of Cleveland Police. However, we were later stood down by the Police as, very sadly, a body had been found outside of our allocated search area. Our condolences to the family and friends of the deceased person. A total of 15 Cleveland MRT…

MONDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2023 Earlier this afternoon we were called by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist them and an air ambulance crew attending to a report of a woman who had been taken ill on land south of Danby. Two Land Rovers and a number of Team members were dispatched but later cancelled just after our first member arrived…

WEDNESDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2023  Shortly after midday we were requested to support the North East Ambulance Service who were attending to a man who had collapsed in Newton Woods below Roseberry Topping. A Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter and a Yorkshire Ambulance Service crew also attended. Very sadly we were later asked to recover the man’s body from the woods on…

SUNDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2023 (1222 HOURS) Shortly after midday we were advised of a request from North Yorkshire Police to go to the assistance of a man who had badly injured his ankle whilst walking with a group near to Castleton. We were able to contact one of the walking party by telephone to check on the man’s condition and…

TUESDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2023 At the request of North Yorkshire Police we searched an area of the North York Moors for a missing man. Police officers and a police dog were also involved as was a helicopter from the National Police Air Service. In the early hours of this morning we were stood down by the Police and they continued…

THURSDAY 31ST AUGUST 2023 (1307 HOURS) We were alerted to a request from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to go to the aid of a male walker who had been taken unwell not far from the summit of Roseberry Topping. Four members went to our Base to collect a Land Rover, whilst others were directed to the area from various locations…

SATURDAY 26TH AUGUST 2023 (1136 HOURS) After an unusually quiet summer for call-outs, we were contacted by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service just before lunchtime following a report that a man had fallen a significant distance down an embankment, from one of the paths which runs below the Cleveland Way as it loops around the Yorkshire Gliding Club airfield. A Team…

THURSDAY 10TH AUGUST 2023 A fairly short call-out late at night when we were contacted by North Yorkshire Police for a potential search requirement. One Team member attended the RV location provided by the Police in order to discuss the circumstances and the proposed search area, whilst other members were placed on standby. However, shortly after our colleague arrived at…