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31.1.2024 Missing 90 year old male, N.Brentor
Incident 3. Our team was called at 14:00 to assist the Police in a search for a missing 90 year old male. He was last seen at his home address in the early morning, not dressed for the current weather. Two search parties were deployed, but not long after their searching began further information was…
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19.1.2024 Missing high risk Male , Burrator
Incident 2. At 08:59 our team was called by the Police to resume a search of the Burrator area for the subject of our previous search who was believed to still be on the moor in spite of freezing overnight conditions. A multi-agency search began involving our members along with Police, including a dog team…
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18.1.2024 Missing high Risk Male, Burrator
Incident 1. DSRT Tavistock was called by the Police at 21:10 to search for a 56 year old male who was deemed to be at high risk. He was last seen near Burrator Reservoir at 10:00. Search parties, including a Search Dog team, were deployed in sub-zero temperatures and searched woodland and open moorland until…
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31.12.23 Injured walker near Down Tor
Incident 26. DSRT Tavistock was called by the Police at 15:55 on New Year’s Eve to assist an injured walker near Down Tor, who had slipped off a rock and was unable to walk. It had been a particularly wet and windy day, and was now getting dark. A PhoneFind was sent to confirm their…
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21.12.23 Assist Ambulance Service with a patient
Incident 25. DSRT Tavistock was called at 05:54 to assist South West Ambulance Trust personnel in removing an 84 year old male patient from the upper storey of a cottage on the outskirts of Lydford, near the National Trust White Lady Waterfall car park. Due to the narrow staircase a stretcher could not be used, and so…
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10.12.23 Injured Mountain Biker
Incident 24. Our Team was called by the Police at 17:35 to assist with an incident at Gawton Gravity Hub near Bere Alston. Two hours before we received the call a 16 year old competitor in a downhill cycle race had hit a tree at speed and been catapulted from his bike and down a…
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15.11.23 Lost and cold female walker.
Incident 23. DSRT Tavistock was called at 12:56 to assist a female walker who was very cold and lost on the Moor. A hill party was deployed from Peat Cot and at 14:30 located the subject and her dog Benji near to Broad Rock. After warming with an extra jacket and hot coffee she was…
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1st and 2nd November Storm Ciaran
All seven Mountain Rescue Teams in the region put their Water team members on alert to assist in response to any incidents caused by Storm Ciaran, as widespread flooding was predicted by the Met Office and Environment Agency. Fortunately for the public overnight there were no incidents requiring our resources. Incident 22. At 10:15, as…
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1.10.23 Injured walker near Plym Ford
While staffing a checkpoint on the Abbot’s Way Walk we were alerted to an incident near Plym Ford, where a male walker had sustained an injury to his foot. One of our hill parties went to the site and administered casualty care and a Team Land Rover was deployed to transport further kit and a…
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30.9.23 Missing female walker Ryder’s Hill
Incident 21. DSRT(Tavistock) was called at 21:50 on Saturday by DSRT(Ashburton), who’d been tasked to search for a missing walker in the Ryders Hill area. GPS data received from her 999 call to the Police suggested that the person was near Laughter Tor so Ashburton team deployed to Dunnabridge Pound, and after an unfruitful hasty…
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