Cornwall Search and Rescue Team
Registered Charity no. 1100708
Listed below are the incidents that we attended in 2005.
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* The average team members hours do not include training, open days and fund raising events.
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Incident Number |
Type |
Date / Time |
Details of Incident / Result |
Duration |
Persons Involved |
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1 |
Search |
02:15 |
Search for missing female in woodland and rural areas just north of Callington. Unfortunately, located deceased by Team Members |
9 Hours |
10 CRG |
|
2 |
Search |
13:40 |
Originally placed on stand-by, the team was called to search for a missing female in the St. Ives and Carbis Bay areas. After searching fields, moor and woodland, the female turned up safe and well. |
5 Hours |
10 CRG |
|
3 |
Search |
22:10 |
Search for male who failed to return home after walking the Camel Trail. After an extensive search the misper dialed 999 with his location and he was met by police and Team Members. |
2.5 hours |
13 CRG |
|
4 |
Search
Torpoint |
00:05 12/04/05 |
We received a request to assist the police in searching for a missing vulnerable male. Due to the location, we also called on and worked alongside DRG and Rescue Helicopter 169 and at about 8am the male was located cold but well on nearby farmland. See the BBC news story. |
8 hours 1st period
3hours 2nd period |
13 CRG 17 DRG SARDA |
|
5 |
Search
Isles of Scilly |
07:45 21/04/05 |
We were requested to fly by helicopter to St. Mary’s and then take a boat to the islands of Samson and Bryher to search for a missing male. The search however was stood down before we got going. See the local press story. |
- |
6 CRG |
|
6 |
Search
Porth |
03:05 22/04/05 |
Police requested our attendance to search for a missing male who was believed to be in the Porth Reservoir area. After a very early morning search, we were stood down with no find. |
5 hours |
8 CRG |
|
7 |
Stand By |
08/05/06 |
The Team provided support to the Bodmin Ten Tors Event which included casualty care and evacuations.
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15 CRG |
|
8 |
Stand By |
15/05/06 |
We provided support to Mount Bay Rotary club who run the St. Michaels Way walk. Members had to give casualty care to one walker with chest pains. |
10 Hours |
8 CRG |
|
9 |
Search |
10:30 |
We received details from the police of a missing female in the St. Ives area. We sent some members to do an initial search, but she was located safe and well by the police. |
1.5 Hours |
3 CRG |
|
10 |
Search |
00:10 |
Police requested our attendance to search for a missing young male on holiday in the area. The coastguard located the missing person as members arrived on scene. |
30 Mins |
8 CRG |
|
11 |
Search |
00:30 |
As we were already out of our beds – the police asked if we could help them to search for another missing young lad. Members searched the local area. |
4.5 Hours |
8 CRG |
|
12 |
Search |
08:00 |
The police had been searching Caradon Hill for three missing walkers in the mist since the early hours, and requested our attendance to search the moor. |
2 Hours |
12 CRG |
|
13 |
Stand By Rescue Cover / Major Incident |
04/06/06 |
We provided a silver control alongside County Emergency Planning and police to Party at Pencarrow, a local festival. |
14 Hours |
16 CRG |
|
14 |
Search |
16:00 04/06/05 |
We were requested to assist with an urgent search for a 4 and 5 year old, missing for over 4 hours, believed to possibly be in fields or on the Camel Trail. A full Team call was initiated but the girls were spotted walking past our Land Rover as the controller was formulating a search plan! |
45 Mins |
2 CRG Controllers |
|
15 |
Search
Goonhilly Downs |
27/06/05 |
Team Controllers were contacted regarding a missing male, possibly on Goonhilly Downs. The Team were stood down when police found out that the original search area was inaccurate. |
Stood Down |
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16 |
Medical Assist
Bodmin |
25/07/05 |
Whilst we were at a fundraising event, Team members were alerted to a collapsed male suffering from chest pains. Two members dealt with the casualty, providing oxygen and casualty care until handing over to the ambulance service. |
45 mins |
2 Team Medics |
|
17 |
Search Callington Bodmin Moor |
14:00 24/08/05 |
Team members searched with the police and search dogs for a missing male believed to be on Kit Hill or surrounding areas. The search was stood down when police received further information about the male. |
1 hour 45 mins |
12 CRG 2 SARDA Dogs |
|
18 |
Search
Perranporth |
11:20 13/09/05 |
A full team page was issued for a search of sand dunes after the army had contacted the police because one of their soldiers was missing, possibly in the dunes, Kelseys or Cubert Common area. Team members were later stood down when the soldier was located safe and well by the police. |
2 hours 30 mins |
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|
19 |
Search
Polzeath |
12:10 22/09/05 |
Members of CRG, the police and HM Coastguard searched the shoreline, cliffs, rough ground and farmland for a missing male. Due to his equipment profile, searches of local sea caves and beach adits by team members were also undertaken but proved negative. |
6 hours 30 mins |
BBC News result |
|
20 |
Search
St Ives |
07:20 04/10/05 |
A female went missing about 4 miles outside of St Ives in the early hours of the morning and a large search area was identified including large amounts of woodland. Our Team Leader was at the local police station within five minutes of the request, to liase with police and come up with a search plan. Luckily she turned up safe and well whilst the rest of the team were on their way to the rv point. |
1 hour 20 mins |
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|
21 |
Search
Nancegollan |
17:10 14/10/05 |
Concern was growing for a male who had been released from hospital earlier in the day. On arrival at his home address he went out and then “vanished”. The weather was very foggy, and there were miles of open countryside. With daylight fading, the Team launched a search. Police enquiries thankfully revealed that he had been admitted to hospital and was safe and well. We wish him a speedy recovery. |
4 hours |
|
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22 |
Search
St Columb Major |
10:30 27/10/05 |
The Team was paged regarding a very vulnerable missing female who had not been seen since the previous evening. Fearing she had collapsed in nearby countryside the Team worked with local police and the helicopter unit to search the local area. The female was found safe and well. |
3 hours |
|
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23 |
Major Rescue
Bodmin Moor |
13:40 25/11/05 |
The Team were called out by police to assist motorists and walkers stuck on Bodmin Moor and surrounding roads due to heavy snowfall. We used our 4wd rescue vehicles and team members on foot to reach stranded people, some of which had been stuck for up to 10 hours. During the night, we were tasked to dozens of incidents including medical assistance to a male diabetic, responding to an overturned emergency vehicle and searches of Bodmin Moor for abandoned cars and people. |
12 hours |
|
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24 |
Stand By
Bodmin Moor |
26/11/05 |
Stand by for incident on Bodmin Moor. |
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25 |
Search
Polzeath |
Boxing Day
26/12/05
19:10 |
Team members had a short break from left over turkey when we were called by police to search for a male who had been out for a walk but not returned. Shortly after being mobilised to commence an extensive search of the area an RAF rescue helicopter located and evacuated the missing person. |
1 hour |
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26 |
Search
Penryn |
30/12/05
12:30 |
Full Team call out to search for a vulnerable missing diabetic male from the Penryn area. Members searched local countryside, roads, towns and culverts for the missing person. Found the following day – in London. |
7 hours |
