Callout Log for 2004 and 2005

Text Box: Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team (Plymouth)
Registered Charity Number 1106095

2005

Location

Section/Team

Details

06 Jan

Postbridge

Ashburton

Team of household cavalry became stranded when one member injured, DRG stood down after Helicopter rescue

10 Feb

Kingsbridge

Ashburton

 Missing Despondent Male, not found.

15 Feb

Braunton

Okehampton + Exmoor

Elderly Lady missing from home, Search over weekend.

23 Feb

Culmhead

 Okehampton + Exmoor

Search for overdue Helicopter. Wreckage reported by local residents

13 Mar

Honiton

Ashburton + Tavistock

Missing Male, returned home two days later

20 Mar

Merrivale

Tavistock

Lone walker on Great Mis Tor, (no map/ compass/light) stumbled off moor before team arrived

28 Mar

Okehampton

Okehampton

Male walker going from Oke Youth Hostel to Bellever Youth Hostel. Not found, didn't turn up

 30 Apr

Huntington

Ashburton

Carry off injured walker with suspected broken ankle

28 May

Copplestone

Okehampton + Tavistock

Missing Male despondent, found deceased.

06 Jun

Plymouth

Plymouth

Assisting Police with clues/traces of missing woman

03 Jul

Nr Axminster

 Ashburton

Missing 11 year old boy, located by Police

09 Jul

Cold East Cross

 Ashburton

Male despondent located by DRG tasked Police dog

15 Aug

Sharpitor

Tavistock

Search for missing woman, later found by Police

22 Aug

Kingsbridge

Ashburton

Male despondent located near Averton Gifford

09 Sep

Newton Abbot

Ashburton

Person missing from family, found unhurt

24 Oct

Kneeset

Okehampton

Assisted injured walker off Moor

 2004

 Location

 Section

 Details

25 Jan

St Austell

Okehampton

 Missing female, joint search with Police TAG team and located

26 Jan

Axminster

Ashburton

 Stood down before deployment

19 Feb

Risden

Okehampton

Missing female despondent, located safely by Police Dog Team

24  Feb

 Stoke Cannon

Ashburton

Missing Male, located deceased.

10 Mar

 Ilfracombe

SARDA, Ash, Tavy

Search for missing female, not located.

3 Apr

Bagator

Tavistock

Ten Tors team, 2 missing members, 1 located by DRG one 1 self located.

23 May

Bude

Okehampton

Missing despondent Male, located deceased

23 May

Stratton

Okehampton

Depressed Male, Cornwall RG started search, handed to DRG, located Deceased by DRG / Police Helo.

24 May

Carnworthy Water

Okehampton

Missing Woman with Alzheimer's, located 1Km from home

27 May

Kingsbridge

Ashburton

 Search for missing 91 yr old female, located well

28/29 May

Crediton

Okehampton

Missing Male -been drinking heavily -found by Police - deceased

29 May

Okehampton

Okehampton/ Tavistock

Missing woman, suffering seizures, located near tramlines

 31 May

Crediton

Ashburton

 Missing Male.

 14 Jun

Brixham

Ashburton

 Missing despondent, located well

18 Jul

Mt Edgecombe

Plymouth

Missing despondent, located by Police in Hayle

18 Jul

Exmouth

 Ashburton/ Okehampton

Depressed Male located on next day re-search at grave of pet

13 Aug

Cox Tor

Tavistock / Ashburton

Male walked from camp at night at Beardown Farm, became lost, contacted by mobile phone, located at Powdermills.

23 Aug

Holsworthy

Okehampton

Elderly Gent out all night, as DRG arrived, he was located by farmer

26 Aug

Colyton

Okehampton

Missing Elderly gent with Alzheimer's, located as DRG arrived

26 Sept

Exeter

Ashburton

Missing despondent, located well.

24 Oct

Dinger Tor

Okehampton

 Missing group of 6, found with one casualty suffering Hypothermia. Evacuated by helicopter.

28 Oct

Chumleigh

Okehampton/Tavistock

Missing young Male, located well by DRG.

14 Nov

Plymouth

Plymouth

Missing young woman, not located

5 Dec

Plymouth

Plymouth

Missing young man, located well