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9.02.2025 Ambulance assist for 15 year old with asthma attack.
Incident 6. We were called at 14:00 to assist the Ambulance service with a 15 year old who was experiencing a severe asthma attack near Cramber Tor. Members were alerted and ready to deploy when we were informed that a Devon Air Ambulance was now on scene and our assistance was no longer required. The…
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4.02.2025 High risk missing person, Ashreigney area.
Incident 5. Our Team was called at 11:43 to continue a search that North Dartmoor SART had been making for a vulnerable missing person. Searches by foot party members and an air-scenting Search Dog team continued throughout the night until members from DSRT Plymouth and Ashburton Teams relieved us. The missing person was eventually located,…
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27.01.2025 Report of flares, near Burrator
Incident 4. We were put on standby by the Police at 09:01 after a member of the public had reported seeing three orange flares in the Burrator area. Drivers for our team vehicles were arranged in case of deployment whilst the Police tried to contact the military. They confirmed at 09:41 that the flares were…
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19.01.2025 Cragfast sheep
Incident 3. A local farmer and the Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society Officer reported that a sheep was seen on Saturday, cragfast above a high drop in a local quarry. As they believed it would either starve or fall from that location DSRT Tavistock was asked to assist. Early on Sunday the situation was reviewed. We…
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14.01.2025 Injured walker above Wistman’s Wood
2025 Incident 2. DSRT Tavistock was notified at around 14:50 that our Team was required to assist in getting a person with an ankle injury to an Air Ambulance. The RVP was at Two Bridges and we confirmed that the casualty was on the east side of the river. A team deployed from the RV…
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3.01.2025 Injured walker near Down Tor Stone Row.
2025 Incident 1. At 14:45 DSRT Tavistock was called by the Police to assist an injured walker. A dog had collided at speed with the side of her left leg, resulting in pain in her knee that prevented her walking further. Our initial hill party located her at 15:50 and assessed her condition. At 16:10…
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29.12.2024 Lost walker near Burrator Reservoir
Incident 44. The team was called at 15:08 by the Police to assist a dog walker who’d become disoriented in the fog. The 3 closest members were deployed as a foot team to the given location, and a team vehicle sent in case any kit or further support was required. The team was stood down…
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21.12.2024 Body recovery, Burrator
Incident 43. The team was called by the Police at 16:05 hours at the onset of the longest night of the year, which proved to be another wet one with winds gusting gale force. 14 team members and both Land Rovers deployed to recover the body of a deceased person discovered next to woodland near…
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17.12.2024 Missing 10 year old boy, Morwellham Quay
Incident 42. The team was called out at 17:04 hours to search for a 10-year old, missing at Morwellham Quay. It was wet, windy and already dark, so we immediately called @DSRT Plymouth and some @MRSDE search dogs teams from the region to assist. The terrain was characterised by steep ground, dense woodland and a…
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14.12.2024 Injured lady, Tavistock
Incident 41. While team members were at a fund-raising collection at Tesco they were requested to assist with an incident in the car park. A lady passenger had fallen from a car while it was still being driven. She was complaining of a sore knee and painful left ankle. She was assessed by our members…
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