Late on the evening of 5th November we were called out to assist Calder Valley Search & Rescue Team with a search for a missing 70 year old gentleman who had got lost during a walk on the Haworth Moors.

After a substantial period searching a wide area of moorland during the dark, the missing person was found by the  Maritime and Coastguard Agency S92 Helicopter. He was alive and experienced only minor injuries.

In total 11 Mountain Rescue teams were in attendance: Calder Valley, Holme Valley, Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team, Bolton Mountain Rescue Team, Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team, Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team (BPMRT), Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team, Oldham Mountain Rescue Team, Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team & Search And Rescue Dog Association England.