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25.11.2024 Lost walker, South of Princetown
Incident 38. The Police called our team at 18:19 to assist a male walker who was unable to get off the Moor due to boggy ground and darkness. He was at a confirmed location and uninjured, so only a small party was deployed to assist Police personnel who had also deployed. The walker was escorted…
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1.11.2024 Walkers stuck in mud, south of Bellever Tor.
Incident 37. DSRT(Tavistock) was called at 17:35 to assist the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, who were helping some walkers stuck in mud south of Bellever Tor. Once on scene we learned that the walkers had been freed from the mud and they only required help with the walk off, so we limited…
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5.10.2024 Injured Walker, Leather Tor
Incident 36. We were called at 1330 hours to attend a walker who’d dislocated his ankle by Leather Tor. We initially planned to deploy the first team and kit to the casualty site by Land Rover but the access point was blocked by parked cars, so members were sent on foot. Fortunately, the casualty and…
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12.09.2024 Missing person, Morwellham Quay
Incident 35. The team was called at 14:33 to search for a missing person near Morwellham. Within minutes of the Sarcall message being sent to deploy team members, the Police called back to inform us that the missing person had been found and we were stood down.
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31.08.2024 Injured male at Swelltor Quarry
Incident 34. The team was called by the Police at 10:54 to attend to a walker who had fallen at Swelltor Quarry, sustaining injuries to his ankle and wrist and a blow to his head. We were able to get to the incident site within 40 minutes along with paramedics from SWAST who tended the…
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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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