Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team News
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It is with much sadness that the Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team announces the death of its long-standing President, Brian Smith. Brian was team President for more than ten years, continuing until his death on October 28th 2017 at the age of 82, following a short illness.
A quick call out for the Team this afternoon to support the Yorkshire Ambulance Service We were called at 14.01pm to assist with an elderly person who had fallen in Woods at Oakwell Hall, Birstall.
On Saturday 21st October the Holme Valley Mountain Rescue team was asked to assist Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team with a search for a missing person near Selby, unfortunately with no result.
Our new team vehicle was used operationally for the first time during a call out during the evening of 8th October.
A new £58,000 response vehicle is now in the hands of the Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team, following a six-week conversion programme carried out by Burnley-based Pickup Systems.
It was a busy weekend for the Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team, with a call out during Saturday night and an event cover on the Sunday.
The Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team spent the early morning of 12th September on a search for a missing person in the Salendine Nook area of Huddersfield.
The team were called in today to assist Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team searching for an 84 year old lady missing from home near Doncaster.
