Author: longyearbye
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03.07.2024 Collapsed 14year old near Plym Head
Incident 27. Our Team was called by the Police at 18:36 to assist a young girl who was taking part in a Dof E training expedition. Once confirmed that the location was near Plym Head we passed the task to DSRT Plymouth, as it was in their operational area. They subsequently requested our support as…
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02.07.2024 Injured walker at Bellever Tor
Incident 26. DSRT Tavistock was called by a Search Manager from our sister team in Ashburton to alert us to an incident where a 65 year old female had sustained a fractured ankle. We then received a call from the Police requesting us to assist the Ambulance service in evacuating her from Bellever Tor. The…
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29.06.2024 Ambulance assist at Foggintor
Incident 25. The Police called our Team at 23:29, asking us to provide assistance to SWAST regarding an incident at Foggintor Quarry. The Ambulance Service had been tasked to a 21 year old male who reportedly required extraction from the quarry. Members deployed in Team Land Rovers along the track and met the group of…
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20.06.2024 Injured teenager at Swelltor Quarry
Incident 24. Our Team was called by the Police at 20:30 to attend an incident at Swelltor Quarry. A 13 year old had fallen from height onto rocks and sustained several injuries. It took only 35 minutes for our initial response party to reach the casualty and assess his injuries and provide pain relief. Once…
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18.06.2024 Injured male at Doe Tor
Incident 23. DSRT Tavistock was called by the police at 16:45 to assist SWAST with a casualty who was reported to have fallen and injured his left knee and back. In fact, he had been thrown from his horse and was reporting severe pain in his left leg and pain in his right leg.We responded…
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12.6.2024 missing elderly male in Tavistock
Incident 22. Our Team was called by the Police at 02:15 to assist in the search for a missing 93 year old male, who had last been seen in the centre of Tavistock at 14:00 the day before. Team members searched the Meadows, cycle track and river. We stood down at 07:00 awaiting further information…
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07.06.2024 Two dog walkers lost in Lydford Forest
Incident 21. We were called at 1710 hours to search for a pair of dog walkers disoriented in Lydford Forest. We were unable to contact them by mobile phone as their battery was very low when calling 999. As the first team members arrived we learned that the Police helicopter had located the pair, so…
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06.06.2024 Missing Despondent, near Horrabridge
Incident 20. Our Team was called at 10:26 to assist the Police with a search for a missing male deemed to be at high risk. The Team members were put on standby while further details were obtained and a search manager deployed. We were stood down soon after, as fortunately the subject had been located…
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05.06.2024 Missing male, near Derriford Hospital
Incident 19. DSRT Tavistock was called out at 11:31 to assist DSRT(Plymouth) in searching for a missing person near Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. Search parties comprising members from both teams and MRSDE search dogs searched the wooded and open areas in the nearby nature reserve, whilst the police helicopter operated overhead. The missing person was found…
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27.05.2024 Lost walkers, Merrivale Range
Incident 18. The Police called our Team at 19:00, to assist two walkers on Dartmoor, who were lost in thick mist and poor visibility. They had no torches and were concerned that they would not get off the Moor before darkness. Our members deployed from Holming Beam and located them at 20:15. Following assessment they…
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