Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team

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Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team (or Cleveland MRT) is one of five search and rescue teams based in the North East region of England. The team is based in the village of Great Ayton in North Yorkshire. They were called out to 61 incidents in 2019, and 58 in 2020.

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History

The team was founded in 1965 and is currently (2020) staffed by 50 members, both men and women. [1] [2] Originally, the team was known as Cleveland Search and Rescue, and was a sister operation to the Ryedale Search and Rescue Team. Both had formed in response to the number of people who were injured or lost attempting the Lyke Wake Walk. [3]

The team have twelve members trained in specialist recovery techniques in flooded water situations (swift water rescue). These skills were used during the 2015 flooding in York. [4] The Department of Transport donated £3,500 to the team in 2017, to allow them to purchase a trailer for their rescue equipment. [5] The team operates with three vehicles; one large van with communication and mapping equipment that acts as a command and control vehicle, and two Land Rovers. [6] Cleveland MRT's base of operations is located in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, [7] and Lord Crathorne is the president. [8]

Like other mountain rescue teams, the Cleveland MRT has its own area which is concentrated around Cleveland and other northern parts of the North York Moors. However, requests from what is outside of their traditional area are taken, which has seen the team deployed as far north as Kielder Forest and Blackhall Rocks. [9] The team is dedicated to searches and rescues in the North East region alongside other mountain rescue teams; Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team, North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team, Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team, and Teesdale and Weardale. [10] Together, the Mountain Rescue Association list this as being the North East Search and Rescue Association. [11]

Roseberry Topping, which is on the border between North Yorkshire and Cleveland, is an often visited location for the team. On average, the team are called out twelve times a year to accidents and incidents at the location, so much so, that the MRT and the North York Moors National Park Authority, improved access for 4x4 vehicles. [12]

Call-outs

Below are listed some of the notable call-outs that the team have been called out to;

Yearly call-outs

See also

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