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28.08.2024 Overdue walker north of Postbridge
Incident 33. At 16:00 the team was called by the Police who had concerns for a walker who had not returned from a camping trip. The 62 year old had set off from Postbridge with three dogs and although overdue had made no contact with family. Search parties were deployed northwards on either side of…
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11.08.2024 Collapsed walker, Baggator.
Incident 32. At 19:53 the Police called for assistance following a request from the Ambulance service to attend an incident near Baggator. A 22 year old, who had been walking and camping on Dartmoor for several days was reported to be unwell. On arrival at the site he was found to be dehydrated and lethargic…
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06.08.2024 Injured female on Drake’s Trail near Horrabridge
Incident 31. At 14:00 DSRT Tavistock was called to attend an incident on Drake’s Trail near Horrabridge. A female was reported to be having seizures following a fall from a mobility scooter. Our first response members arrived quickly at the casualty site and with a SWAST Paramedic assessed her condition, while other members carried medical…
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4.08.2024 Injured walker nr East Dart Waterfall
Incident 30. The Team was called at 18:30 to assist a group of three walkers, one of whom had sustained an ankle injury and was unable to walk. Our initial team of two, including a doctor, reached the site at 19:50 and assessed the casualty. Shortly afterwards the rest of our members arrived with a…
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14.07.2024 Fallen climber, Foggintor Quarry
Incident 29. DSRT(Tavistock) was called at 15:05 to assist the Ambulance service extract a fallen climber in Foggintor Quarry. The climber hit the ground after some of his protection came out during a fall, injuring his wrist , spine and pain in his ankles. As he landed on his feet first, the climber was fortunate…
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10.07.2024 Missing male near Looe
Incident 28. In response to a request from East Cornwall SAR team for additional resources, DSRT Tavistock deployed a Search Dog team and navigator. An extensive search for a missing 52 year old male, deemed to be at high risk, had begun on Tuesday and the search area was expanded during the day. The search…
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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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