A man was rescued after he became trapped under a tree in Summerbridge today.
Crews from Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon were called at 9am to help the male, who got trapped after trying to fell a tree that was hanging dangerously over a road.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident log said:
“Male had been rescued by contractors prior to fire service arrival.
“Male was given precautionary checks by paramedics but was discharged on scene with bruising and grazing. No action was required by fire service.
Strong overnight winds uprooted numerous trees across the district overnight, including two at Ripon Grammar School (see below).
The Stray Ferret asked the school about the incident but has not yet received any details.
Tree fell Jan 2023
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Firefighters called to rescue horse in Ripon which turned out to be a sculpture
Firefighters called to rescue a horse trapped in floodwater discovered it was a metal sculpture in a field near Ripon.
Group manager Bob Hoskins, who works for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, tweeted about the incident today.
He said:
“An officer trotted off to check out the situation and discovered a statue of a horse in the middle of the field.
“There was ‘neigh’ further assistance required on this occasion.”
The silhouette sculpture is situated in a field close to the River Ure, which has burst it banks after heavy rain yesterday.
It has been there since 2018.
The ‘horse’ appears trapped in the distance. Pic: Bob Hoskins
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Firefighters rescue family trapped on black ice in Nidderdale
Volunteer firefighters from Lofthouse rescued a family whose car was stuck on black ice last night.
The on-call firefighters were called to the notoriously steep Trapping Hill just outside the village at 6.50pm last night, on the final day of the recent freeze.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident log said:the car “had become immobile on black ice” and the family had been informed it would take six hours for a recovery vehicle to attend. It added:
“Firefighters walked two adults and one child into the safety of Lofthouse village.”
The incident log also noted that fire crews do not recover vehicles.
Temperatures have risen sharply today after more than a week of sub-zero conditions.
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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.
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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Six baby hedgehogs in Ripon rescued from bonfire at last minute
Six baby hedgehogs were lucky to escape alive after being found in a bonfire just before it was about to be lit.
Ramsgill-based hedgehog rescue centre, HAPPY (Hedgehog Appreciation Prickly Pals Yorkshire) was called by a vet in Ripon this week to say the animals had been found just in the nick of time.
Jacqui Morrell, who runs the centre with her husband Peter, said the lucky animals “had a close shave”.
Ms Morrell said hedgehogs like the secluded space offered by an unlit bonfire but many people don’t often think to look for them, or other animals, before lighting up.
She said:
“Bonfires are ideal homes for hedgehogs but people don’t always think about wildlife. There’s all sorts in bonfires and it’s not just hedgehogs.”
Ms Morrell added that the hedgehogs will eventually be released back into the area where they were found.
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The centre was previously based in Ripon but recently moved to a larger property in Nidderdale.
The Morrells are currently looking after 40 hedgehogs where they will nurse them back to health before releasing them into the wild.
Hedgehogs are nocturnal and Ms Morrell said if you spot one in daylight hours, it means they are in trouble and need help.
If you see a hedgehog during the daytime call HAPPY on 07506 186567.
Ms Morrell added:
Boy, 11, rescued after falling at Brimham Rocks“Don’t delay if you see one out in the town.”
An 11-year-old boy had to be rescued after falling at Brimham Rocks.
The young boy was coming down from one of the high rocks near the car park when he fell onto a grassy area on his arms.
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association was summoned to help the boy. The team stretchered him to an ambulance where he was treated for arm injuries.
One of the association’s volunteers, Derek Hammond, said he thought the boy fell “about three or four metres”, putting his arms out to protect himself as he fell.
The volunteer rescue team were at the the National Trust-owned site near Pateley Bridge for 52 minutes.
Just last month, The Stray Ferret wrote about the latest young boy to fall from the rocks.
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Boy, 8, rescued at Brimham Rocks
An eight-year-old boy has become the latest person to require rescuing at Brimham Rocks.
Seven members of Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association were called to the National Trust-owned site near Pateley Bridge when the boy got stuck at the top of a rock outcrop.
The association’s website says:
“He had managed to jump the gap to get onto the rock before realising that the jump back would be much harder.”
North Yorkshire Police summoned the rescuers at 11.30am on Monday and they managed to assist the boy to safety.
The volunteer-run association has attended several incidents at Brimham Rocks already this year.
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Mountain rescuers help man stuck at Brimham Rocks
A man had to be rescued when he was unable to get down from the top of one of the rocks at Brimham Rocks.
Visitors to the National Trust-owned site near Pateley Bridge are free to roam the Millstone Grit rocks, which are 325 million years old.
But a male had to be helped to safely after making it to the top of one of the rocks.
North Yorkshire Police called Upper Wharfe Fell Rescue Association to help.
A spokesperson for the association, which is based in Grassington, said:
“The team arrived promptly and quickly assessed the scene. Members climbed the rock, quickly set up ropes, the young man was made safe and lowered off.”
The incident, which required 12 attendees and took almost two hours to resolve, happened on Saturday afternoon
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Emergency services rescue ‘man in distress’ from scaffolding in Harrogate
Police and firefighters rescued a “man in distress” who climbed scaffolding in Harrogate last night.
A concerned eyewitness called the police when they saw the man make his way to the top of the three-storey building next to Harrogate Homeless Project on Bower Street.
Officers attended the incident at around 7pm and managed to convince him to make his way back to the ground after about an hour of negotiations.
The man, who has not been named, was then taken to Harrogate District Hospital for treatment and support.
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A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said:
“North Yorkshire Police received a report of a man in distress who had climbed scaffolding on Bower Street in Harrogate just before 7pm yesterday.
“Officers attended and spoke to the man, who came back down at about 8pm. He was taken to hospital to receive the support and treatment he needs.”
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said:
“Fire crews from Harrogate along with the aerial ladder platform attended an incident to assist police and paramedics with a male, who was left in their care.”