Author: tavistocksar
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Injured Walker – Cuckoo Rock
The team was called at 14.46 to attend to a walker in a rambling party who had sustained a leg injury jumping across a river near Cuckoo Rock (Burrator). The group, who were well equipped, took appropriate action; with the majority returning to the car park whilst others stayed with the injured person to await…
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08.11.2025 – Injured walker near Hexworthy
The team was called at 17:50 to assist SWAST with a casualty extraction in the Hexworthy area. We were provided with an accurate location, details of two walkers, one of whom had fallen into the river and injured her knee. We were informed she was no longer in the water but was getting cold. A…
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7.2.2023 Injured Walker, Beardown Tor
Incident 3: We were called to assist an injured casualty with another walker near Beardown Tor. As our first team were deploying up the track, the casualty and other walker had been met by a farmer who kindly transported the injured person to Two Bridges. One of our casualty carers checked the injury, and the…
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4.2.2023 Missing person.
Incident 2: At 00:16 the Police requested our assistance with a missing person who had failed to check out of their holiday accommodation as planned, leading to the owners reporting a concern for welfare. Whilst one of our search managers liaised with the Police to plan the search strategy, a two person team with one…
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18/10/22 Missing Male, Okehampton
Incident 22. DSRT(Tavistock) was called at 0806 to continue a search for a despondent missing from Okehampton, last seen heading in the direction of Fatherford Bridge. Given that the misper had left the previous morning this still presented a huge search area, covered with many footpaths. Vehicle deployments and initial ‘hasty’ searches, including a dog team,…
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25/08/22 Call out to assist Exmoor
Incident 21: We were called today to assist Exmoor Search & Rescue Team in a search for a despondent who went missing yesterday. Effective searching of the dense thicket-stage plantations was difficult overnight, so we were tasked to re-search them today in daylight. A team Land Rover and 6 team members deployed to near Chawleigh…
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25/07/22 Lost cyclist near White Barrow
Incident 18. We were called at 00:33 by Police Control to assist a lone, male cyclist who was lost on the track between White Barrow and Broad Down. He was reported to be cold but uninjured. We deployed from the Quarry Car Park above Peter Tavy and deployed two teams in our team Landrovers along…
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Storm Eunice
We, along with many of the Search and Rescue teams in the region, were on standby in readiness for Storm Eunice. Members of the Team met at the Rescue Centre at 05:00 ready to assist when tasked by the police. Fortunately the team only tasked with “structurally dangerous” jobs as no flooding or medical incidents…
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Missing person, Bickleigh
Two days of searching for the team alongside other DRG teams and police and Fire search teams Callout 4 – 11th February We were called to assist Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team – Plymouth in a search for a missing male who was deemed to be at high risk. Extensive searches were carried out in…
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Injured Walker, Great Staple Tor
January 08, 2022 Callout #2 At 12:16 the Police called Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team (Tavistock) to rescue a female walker with a broken ankle on Great Staple Tor. The team was deployed with Land Rover ’63’, and a Sarloc text sent to the casualty party to double-check their grid reference. The Air Ambulance was…
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