Author: longyearbye
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25.06.2026 Missing male, Looe
Incident 19. The Team was called by the Police at 09:00 and requested to assist with the continuation of an overnight search which had involved East Cornwall SRT. The subject was a male who was believed to be at high risk. In very hot conditions members of DSRT Tavistock alongside members of DSRT Plymouth were…
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14.06.2026 Injured horse rider, Burrator
Incident 18. We were called today at 12:17 by Police to assist SWAST Paramedics with the extrication of a lady who had fallen from her horse near Burrator reservoir. She had a suspected broken left arm and was unable to stand when we were called. Team members were sent to the casualty site to assess…
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03.06.2026 Missing male, Derriford
Incident 16. At 17:45 we were contacted by our partner team in Plymouth to assist them in a Police search for a 52 year old male missing from Derriford Hospital and who was believed to be at high risk. Members of both Teams were tasked to search various woodland and overgrown areas and industrial units…
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20.05.2026 Missing Person
Incident 15. At 19:54, during a training exercise, the Team was called to assist the Police in a search for a person deemed to be at high risk. It was fortunate that the person was not far from where our exercise was taking place, as visibility was rapidly reducing as mist and low cloud moved…
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08.05.2026 Collapsed walker, Barnhill.
Incident 14. The Team was called at 15:25 by South West Ambulance Service to attend a walker who had collapsed on Barnhill. Team members reached the casualty within 20 minutes of being called and assessed him. He was then stretchered to Pork Hill Car Park, where he was transferred to the care of SWAST HART…
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29.04.2026 UXB Southway, Plymouth
Incident 13. DSRT Tavistock was put on standby at 20:30 on Wednesday to assist with the evacuation of 1200 homes in the Southway area due to the discovery of a WW2 UXB. At 23:00 the team deployed to an RV near Crownhill in Plymouth and met with DSRT Plymouth, Coastguard Rescue, Fire and Police. Through the…
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29.03.2026 Medical assistance, Fur Tor.
Incident 12. The Team received a SARCALL message at 02:04 as South West Ambulance Service was requesting assistance for a lone diabetic male at Fur Tor who was suffering from low blood sugar. A full team callout was initiated to RV at Baggator Gate and a HM Coastguard Rescue helicopter was requested to attend due…
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24.03.2026 Police assist
Incident 11. We received a call from the Police at 13:37 requesting assistance for two officers responding to a report of suspected unexploded ordnance found on Dartmoor by a member of the public. Due to poor visibility and the remote location, we were called upon as experts in the Dartmoor environment.We deployed a small team…
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22.03.2026 Injured walker , near Sittaford Tor.
Incident 10. The Team was called out today at 13:10 to assist South West Ambulance Service Trust with the extraction of a young lady who had been training for Ten Tors. Our casualty was between Sittaford Tor and Fernworthy Forest , an area usually covered by North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, but they were…
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16.03.2026 Casualty at Tuckermarsh Quay
Incident 9. The team was called at 14:26 to assist the South Western Ambulance Service after a woman had fallen into a stream in the Tuckermarsh area. An Ambulance crew was already on scene treating the casualty for a suspected broken ankle. As team members arrived they were deployed to assist at the scene.At around…
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