In case of emergency, dial 112 or 999 and ask for the Police
Callouts 2009 - 14
Walker with ankle injury rescued from Redlake
The team were called out today to evacuate a female walker with an ankle injury from Redlake on the south of Dartmoor National Park.
The team Land Rover was able to reach the walker and evacuate her safely.
Evacuation of unconscious casualty from Sittaford Moorgate
Written by DSRT AdminEvacuation of unconscious casualty from Sittaford Moorgate
Callout Team called to assist the North Dartmoor team with an unconscious casualty at Sittaford Moor Gate.
The Devon Air ambulance evacuated and the team were stood down.
Male with head injury evacuated from Spitchwick
Callout to Spitchwick to assist South West Ambulance Trust with evacuation of a male with a head injury
Scouts reported missing on Dartmoor
The team were put on alert at 07:56am then called out at 10:05am to assist the Plymouth team in searching for a group of Scouts who had gone missing.
Scouts were found safe and well in the Peat Cot area and our team were stood down at 11:02am
Berkshire teenager rescued from Shipley Bridge
The team were called at 16:24 to rescue a teenage female casualty from Berkshire who had injured her leg around Ryder’s Rock’s near Shipley Bridge.
The girl, who was on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition, suffered serious leg injuries in an accident at Shipley Bridge, near South Brent, and was evacuated to hospital. We wish her a speedy recovery
Tomb stoning injury at Spitchwick
Callout to Deeper Marsh Spitchwick as a male had injured himself whilst ‘tomb-stoning’. The male was airlifted to hospital with an ankle injury.
Police Helicopter Locates Missing Female in Torbay
Written by DSRT AdminSearch for elderly lady missing in Cockington Torquay
Devon and Cornwall Police were alerted when carers called on Mrs Street at about 6pm. The last possible sighting of Mrs Street was around 1.30-1.45pm in the Occombe Farm shop at Preston.
A Police spokesman said “We are treating Mrs Street as high risk due to medical conditions and have had officers supported by the Police helicopter, Coastguard and Dartmoor Rescue Group involved in the search.”
Dartmoor Search and Rescue Ashburton searched overnight with help from the Plymouth team as well as a SARDA SW search dog.
UPDATE: 13th Aug 2012 14:55 from DC Police.
Margaret Street has been found safe and well just after 14:15 today. Police and Ambulance crews were on scene. All 4 of the Dartmoor Rescue Group (Ashburton, Plymouth, Tavistock & North Dartmoor) were involved overnight and today, as well as 4 dog teams and their handlers from SARDA SW.
Police officers became concerned for the safety of the 76-year-old who was reported missing from her home in Torquay on Sunday 12 August. A police spokesman said: “We would like to thank the public for their support and help in finding her safe.”
A slip causes broken ankle at Haytor
We assisted the land ambulance crew in the evacuation to the hospital of a 70-year-old female who had slipped and sustained a suspected broken ankle whilst out walking around Haytor.
Injury at Spitchwick
Called out at 11.30am to pick up an injured male at Spitchwick. Stood down at 11.45am as he had been evacuated by helicopter.
Callout for missing person in Totnes
The team were called out at 11:20 to assist Police with a search for a missing male in Totnes on Saturday, searching woodland around the area. We managed to turn out around 15 from the team plus cover the Moor 2 Sea cycle race at Ashburton. The team searched throughout the day and were stood down at 18:57
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Extended search for missing person at Widecombe Fair
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Extended search for missing person at Widecombe Fair
The team were called at 17:54 to search for a 67-year-old male who had gone missing around midday at the famous Widecombe Fair.
The man had become separated from his wife earlier in the day and despite searches by Police Officers and the Police helicopter, there was no trace of the individual
Dartmoor Rescue Ashburton volunteers were deployed and began searching the area in and around Widecombe. Shortly after our deployment, the man was located at his home in the South Hams and we were stood down.
Callout: Lost jogger at Spurrels Cross
The team were called out on the 4th October to pick up a very cold and lost jogger at around 10pm near Spurrels Cross.
He was located using an app called SARloc that pinpointed him using the GPS functionality on his mobile. He was very happy to see a small band of Police & Dartmoor Rescue team members
Walker sustains lower leg injury at Norsworthy
Written by DSRT AdminCallout 3 Nov 2012 – Norsworthy/Down Tor
Members from Ashburton joined colleagues in DSRT Tavistock and DSRT Plymouth on a callout to Down Tor on early on Saturday evening the 3rd November.
The callout during the Group Training Weekend was raised when a male walker sustained a lower leg injury whilst out walking around Down Tor. He was being attended by a paramedic from South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust who needed assistance from Dartmoor Rescue to evacuate the casualty about a 1Km to the waiting ambulance at Norsworthy Bridge.
A tricky stretcher carry on slippery and in places, muddy terrain with various stone wall obstacles was successfully negotiated by members from all the 3 teams involved working seamlessly together.
A happy outcome and we wish the gentleman involved a very speedy recovery.
UPDATE: The gentleman concerned is part of the Plymouth Civic Society and he wrote a very nice piece about his experience that he posted on the society’s website. http://www.
The piece is copied below:
DARTMOOR HEROES
Concerned as we are with civic matters, we don’t very often appreciate those volunteer civic organisations that provide life saving services. This webmaster has cause to be thankful to the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Group who came to his aid after suffering a broken ankle while climbing Down Tor near Burrator.
Failing light and wrong footwear had led to catastrophic consequences but a 999 call brought a paramedic from Tavistock who located me in the rain and darkness with the help of my wife. Further calls to the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Group found all four rescue teams (Ashburton, Plymouth, Tavistock and Okehampton) on a training weekend in Okehampton. All four teams came to Burrator, some 35 persons in all including the paramedic and ambulance crew from Derriford. We must have made a strange sight – the bright helmet lights in the darkness surrounding the stretcher relaying me through the scree and mud to safety, and eventually on to Derriford Hospital.
In all, a humbling experience and my gratitude to all concerned.
The gentleman concerned also wrote to the Dartmoor Rescue Group secretary expressing his gratitude.
RTC on Dartmoor causes concern due to missing driver
We were called out at 0245 today 24th Dec to search for a missing person after Police received reports of a road traffic collision in Dartmoor National Park near Challacombe Cross (between Moretonhampstead and the Warren House Inn), but were unable to locate the driver.
Team members were arriving at the rendezvous car park and discussing search plans when one of our volunteers spotted a lone walker walking along the road. A short conversation revealed he was the person we were looking for and he was handed over to the Police.