Rescue – 8th January – 15:58 – Dalby Forest – 05/2021
Called by North Yorkshire Police to reports from a resident of Dalby that they had been approached by the occupants of a car which was stuck in ten inches of snow on the hill descending the forest toll road from Adderstone towards Staindale. The group from the car had approached the resident having walked to the house as they had no mobile coverage to call for help. The individuals were not dressed for the prevailing and previously forecast conditions. Our two Land Rover crews were dispatched from the ongoing tasking in Rosedale and in addition a team four wheel drive ambulance/minibus was dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival it was determined that in addition to being stuck the vehicle had a flat battery so was recovered to a parking area by one of our vehicles and the occupants, now very cold and wet, were delivered to safety in the team minibus. While driving into Dalby we came across other stranded vehicles which were also recovered to the road and escorted to the main road. Eight team members deployed for three and a half hours including refuelling, returning to base, washing down and deep cleaning the vehicles.
