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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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02.04.2024 Despondent male, Two Bridges area.
Incident 17. The Police called DSRT Tavistock at 15:48 to assist in a search for a despondent male who was believed to be at high risk. One of our Team’s Search Dogs was quickly deployed as well as a Hill Party team. Further search parties were then deployed onto the moor in worsening weather conditions…
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29.3.2024 Injured Female on Dewerstone Track.
Incident 16. DSRT Tavistock was called by our sister team, DSRT Plymouth, at 13:42 to assist them with the recovery of a 36 year old female who had sustained a head injury while on the Dewerstone track, Shaugh Prior. Some of our members assisted with the stretcher haul until handed over to the South West…
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27.3.2024 Missing Male, Brentor
Incident 14. The Team was called at 16:58 to assist with a search for a high-risk 72 year-old male missing in the Brentor area. 31 members turned out to search in steadily worsening weather through very muddy and slippery terrain, managed from our new Control Vehicle, which performed very well on its first outing. The…
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16.3.2024 Missing group of teenage walkers, north of Two Bridges.
Incident 13. While our Team was involved in incident 12, the Police called us at 23:27 to search for a group of four teenage lads who were on a training walk across the moor, from Postbridge to Little Mis tor. They had not arrived at their proposed camp site and their last known position was…
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