At 03:38 on Tuesday 27th April 2021 Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team (CVSRT) received a request from West Yorkshire Police (WYP) to assist with the search for a missing male near Menston.

 

CVSRT and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) personnel worked together to search key locations in the area.  As the search in these areas was nearly completed a member of the public alerted WYP to a sighting nearby. This thankfully was the missing person who was safe and well when met by WYP.

 

#1348 Search Menston

At 18:26 on Monday 26th April 2021 Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team (CVSRT) received a request from Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with the evacuation of a male who had fallen near School Cote Brow.

 

CVSRT were stood down en-route as West Yorkshire Fire And Rescue (WYFRS) were able to access the casualty and safely transfer them to the awaiting ambulance.

 

#1347 School Cote Brow

At 11:44 on Sunday 25th April 2021 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 fallen whilst horse riding in North Dean Woods.

 

YAS were first on scene and provided initial medical care and pain relief.  Upon arrival of CVSRT the casualty was packaged into a protective and immobilising vacuum mattress and moved to safer ground and re-assessed by YAS and Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) medical personnel.  Following this assessment the casualty was provided additional pain relief, re-packaged into the vacuum mattress, placed on a stretcher and carried a short distance to the awaiting ambulance. 

 

#1346 North Dean Woods

11:44 Sun 25th Apr 2021