Called to assist police resources searching for a missing 35 year old despondent male. Sadly located by police divers after team located rucksack at flooded quarry.
Category Archives: 2013
MINE RESCUE STANDBY - Carnkie, 25/5/2013 09:40
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service contacted the team in case assistance was required for a rescue of a Rottweiler from a flooded open mine shaft. The animal had been swimming for around 24 hours and was rescued by CFRS.
CSRT works with CFRS for underground rescues and this incident is shown here for information purposes only and is not recorded as an incident.
[9] SEARCH - St Blazey, 19/5/2013 22:30
Located by team member outside of the search area whilst travelling home after stand down in the early hours.
MINE RESCUE STANDBY - Scorrier, 18/5/2013 19:45
Call from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service advising they were attending a report of a Jack Russell which had fallen down a mineshaft. Dog successfully recovered by CFRS.
CSRT works with CFRS for underground rescues and this incident is shown here for information purposes only and is not recorded as an incident.
[8] SAFETY COVER - Bodmin Moor, 12/5/2013 08:00
The team were on hand to assist with the annual Bodmin Ten Tors event; this year being called to a number of participants in very poor weather conditions. Most were minor injuries and existing medical conditions.
[7] MINE SEARCH - St Erth, 19/3/2013 09:30
Numerous searches of open mine workings in the West Cornwall area for a high risk missing 51 year old female. So far 26 shafts have been searched by the mine rescue team.
[6] SEARCH - Newlyn, 13/3/2013 21:00
Police called CSRT along with HM Coastguard to search for a 92 year old female missing from a care home. She was (eventually) found in another resident’s room.
[5] SEARCH - Newquay, 3/3/2013 12:00
Missing 10 year old boy. Located through police enquiries unharmed during an early stage of the search.
[4] SEARCH - Launceston, 13/3/2013 13:00
Large scale search over three days, assisted by several other MR teams from across the southwest region, for a 50 year old missing female, believed to have sleepwalked from her home address. Located unharmed outside of the search area by a passing member of the public.
[3] SEARCH - Mount Hawke, 8/3/2013 10:00
Search around the Mount Hawke and Porthtowan areas for a missing 16 year old male. Located by police dog handler in woodland.
[2] MINE SEARCH - Rinsey, 20/1/2013 09:30
Request by Devon and Cornwall Police to search mine workings on behalf of West Mercia Police for a high risk missing person known to visit mine workings in the area. Negative result.
[1] SAFETY COVER - Bodmin Moor, 1/1/2013
Assistance provided to a number of runners on the annual Brown Willy run.