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19.07.2026 Injured walker, Deancombe
Incident 23. The Police called our team at 13:23 to assist an injured walker near Burrator Reservoir. The casualty had fallen and sustained a dislocation of her ankle. Team members were deployed to the casualty location and following assessment analgesia was administered and a team Doctor reduced the dislocation. A vacuum splint was applied and…
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14.07.2026 Injured walker, Longaford Tor
Incident 22. We received a call to assist SWAST at 15:09. They were attending a walker with a lower leg injury near Longaford Tor. The team was deployed in addition to Devon Air Ambulance and HART. On reaching the RV at Two Bridges we were stood down as the helicopter had landed at the casualty…
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07.07.2026
Incident 21. The Team was called at 18:10 to assist South West Ambulance Service to recover a casualty from fields above Horrabridge. A walker had taken a tumble on a rough track and was unable to walk due to an injured ankle. Members were deployed with our wheeled stretcher to the casualty site where SWAST…
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02.07.2026 Unwell walker, north of Two Bridges
Incident 20. We were called at 14:24 to assist the Ambulance Service with a lady who had fallen ill while on a walk, and was having difficulty breathing. Ambulance crew and Air Ambulance had already been dispatched and they wanted us to attend to facilitate a stretcher carry to the Air Ambulance. We had team…
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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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