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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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