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TEESDALE AND WEARDALE SEARCH AND MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
 
CALLOUTS
 
Latest Incident:
14/08/08
Team called by Police to assist in MFH search in the West Auckland Area. Missing person located by Police out of the area.
 

The Team have been involved with 60 callouts in the past 12 months. Summary details with time and date are shown below. A map summarising callouts in the past 12 months may be found here (this is generated as a pdf document - acrobat can be downloaded here if required). Alternatively a more advanced version is avaialble here.

Previous years callouts can be found here: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1999 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1987
1972 1970
1969 1968
Please note: Online callout records before November 1999 are incomplete - we are in the process of digitalising earlier years but it is slow process and we're all busy people!

Date
Nature Description Online Links
0715
14/08/2008
Team callout
Team called by Police to assist in MFH search in the West Auckland Area. Missing person located by Police out of the area.
1600
05/07/2008
Team callout
16.00 request by Police to assist in search for missing male in Waldridge Fell area. Search strategy given and SARDA dogs alerted. Stood down when person found safe by Police following intial strategy actions.
22.15
03/07/2008
Team callout
22.15 Team member assited at scene of motorcycle RTA in Weardale.
18.00
25/06/2008
Team callout
18.00 hrs request by Police to search for two elderly hillwalkers reported overdue from walk on Cronkley Fell. Team assembling to start search when both walkers turned up safe and well.
21.44
23/06/2008
Team callout
21.40 hrs request by Police to locate and evacuate injured female hillwalker at the Stang Forest. Located on high ground some 3 km from public road. Evacuated to County Ambulance.
11.30
23/06/2008
Team callout
11.30 hrs request by police to assit in evacuation of an injured male who had fallen down steep ground near at Ferryhill. Air ambualnce also in attendance. Team utilised rope rescue techniques to evacuate male to County ambulance.
221.45
22/06/2008
Other
Team SARDA dog responded to request from Swaledale MRT to assist in search near leyburn. Stood down en route.
14.00
22/06/2008
Team callout
14.00 hrs - request for assitance from Penrith MRT, following 999 call reporting a mountain biker being lost on Cross Fell plateau in very poor conditons. Team mobile and search group deployed and all bikers located safe and well having made their own way off the hill.
13.30
22/06/2008
Team callout
13.30 hrs request by Police to assist in search for missing vulnerable male near Durham City. Search of woodland and farmland. Three Team SARDA dogs also deployed.Person found safe by SARDA dog.
2235
21/06/2008
Team callout
22.35 request by Police to assist in search for missing vulnerable female in Durham City area. Initail search concluded by two Team members and SARDA dog, prior to the person being located safe and well elswhere. Stooddown 00.45 hrs.
12.35
15/06/2008
Team callout
12.35 hrs request by Police to assist in search for missing male in the Beamish area. Search of woodland, assisted by Police helicopter and deployment of SARDA dogs. Missing person turned up safe and well as search was progressing.
00.25
15/06/2008
Team callout
00.25 hrs request by Police to attend incident of male reported to have fallen 60 ft at Holwick Crags. Team en route when stood down as male located and walked out.
1816
13/05/2008
Team callout
FIRST FIND FOR SARDA SEARCH DOG HOLLY, 42 year old male missing from home from the Byker Area of Newcastle. Mobile phone "Pinged" in the Chester-Le-Street Area. Police Air Support, 15 Mountain Rescue Team Members and 3 SARDA search Dogs assisted in the search. MFH found safe & well by Team SARDA dog in the Plawsworth Area of Chester-Le-Street.
0430
08/05/2008
Team callout
Team called by police to search for missing female at 0430hrs this morning. Search of open ground and woodland. Assisted by Swaledale MRT and one SARDA dog. Police helicopter in attendance. Stood down at 10.00 hours - nothing found
BBC 8/05/08
2020
07/05/2008
Team callout
Search for MFH elderly male in the Bowburn Area of Durham. Search teams along with Sarda Search dogs, police and Police helicopter searched the immediate area. Elderly Male found by Police in early hours of the morning in nearby Industrial Area.
1800
07/05/2008
Team callout
Search Team members along with Sarda Search Dogs and Swift Water Team searched river after a report to the police of a discovery of clothing and 3 inflatable boats near a Weir on the River at Witton Park. Police helicopter in attendance.Nothing Found
1030
02/05/2008
Team callout
Search continuation from 30/04/08. Searching for MFH 48 year old male from the Langley Park area of Durham. 343hrs of searching with the assistance from 4 SARDA search dogs. One Search dog from Swaledale.
2200
30/04/2008
Team callout
Search for MFH 48 year old male from Langley Park. Search of local paths, tracks and wooded areas. Nothing Found. Search to continue tomorrow.
1638
30/04/2008
Team callout
16.30 hrs request by Police. 2 Walkers rescued from Holwick Fell after sustaining injury when crossing small stream. Air ambulance was requested to assist and evacuate injured male, whilst female partner was assited from fell by SARDA Dog Des and Team. Weather: localised rainstorms.
00.05
28/04/2008
Team callout
00.05 hrs request by Police to search for person missing and distressed on fells near Tan Hill. Kirby Stephen MRT and Swaledale MRT also attended. 5 SARDA dogs deployed. Stood down as early searches commenced when person located by Police.
17:30
26/04/2008
Team callout
Saturday 26th April 1730hrs two team members were about to start climbing at Castle Crag in the Lake District when they received a call from another search dog handler, who knew they were in the area, requesting their assistance in the search of 6 missing walkers in Wet saddle area of Shap who had became lost due to falling mist. The two members and Search dog Skye met up with Kirby Stephens MRT when they received a phone call from the police saying the missing party had re-located themselves and they no-longer required Mountain Rescue, it was decided that Search dog Skye and Search dog N.U.T with navigator Simon Stuart would walk up to meet the missing party. The party was never met and it was believed they got themselves down off the hill.
1030
17/04/2008
Other
Team?s Search and Rescue Dogs (Search Dog Skye and Search Dog N.U.T) were called to assist Cleveland Search and Rescue Team to search for a vulnerable 52 year old male from Manchester. The vulnerable male had left his van parked in the car park of the Sun Inn near Chop Gate North Yorkshire. The two dog teams were tasked to search wood land areas along with neighbouring search dog Molly from Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team. The missing male was located by a search group from a neighbouring team Scarborough & Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team who were assisting in search.
0900
13/04/2008
Team callout
Search Continuation for missing male in ther Middleton Tyas Area.
BBC 13/4/08
1030
12/04/2008
Other
Ongoing Search. 3 Sarda search dogs with handlers assisting Swaledale MRT in the Middleton Tyas Area
BBC 23/03/08
16.25
22/02/2008
Team callout
16.25 brief standby to assist Swaledale MRT in search for missing hillwalkers near Tan Hill. Team SARDA dogs en route when persons located safe and well during initial response. KSMRT also on standby.
0900
16/02/2008
Team callout
09.30 hrs canoe search of River Tees in Darlington area for missing male. Nothing found
BBC 22/02/08 BBC 28/03/08
0900
03/02/2008
Team callout
Continuation of search for missing male on fells in Weardale. Day long search assisted by NNPMRT, NoTSRT, Swaledale MRT and 4 SARDA dogs. Search of open fell. Nothing found.
BBC 03/02/08
1345
01/02/2008
Team callout
The Team were called at 1.45 pm to recover stranded drivers from vehicles stuck in snow on the A66 between Bowes and Penrith. 10 team members plus a vehicle from Deepdale Off Road ferried motorists from their vehicles to a reception centre set up at Bowes village hall. We were assisted by Swaledale MRT in working west from Bowes. Kirby Stephen MRT were working east from Penrith. The two MR teams met up at 5.45pm. Once the A66 was cleared teams checked the minor roads and the B6276 from Brough to Middleton in Teesdale.
2145
30/01/2008
Team callout
Extensive search of high moorland location in very poor weather for Male missing from home.
10.00
25/01/2008
Team callout
10.00 standby and consultation with Police re: possible search in Darlington area, using SARDA dogs. Dogs not deployed.
15.30
19/01/2008
Team callout
15.30 hrs request by Police to assist in search for missing child. Team en route when stood down as child found safe and well.
10.00
18/01/2008
Team callout
10.00 search continues from yesterday. Team canoe group deployed alongside police underwater unit. Nothing found.
BBC 18/01/08
1100
17/01/2008
Team callout
10.30 hrs request by Police to search for person belived to have fallen into river at Bishp Auckland. Search using Team SARDA dog, TWSMRT canoe group and Team swiftwater technicians. Police underwater unti and Police helicopter also attended. Stood down at dark - nothing found
08.45
07/01/2008
Team callout
Team called to assist police.
16.30
21/12/2007
Team callout
16.30 hrs request by Police to search for missing vulnerable male in Blackhall area. Three SARDA dogs deployed alongwith Team search control. Search of coastal fringe alongside HM Coastguard search teams. Nothing found.
17.45
06/12/2007
Team callout
17.45hrs request by Police to assist in search of woodland in Teesdale following reports of screaming. Police helicopter in attendance. Local Team members and 1 SARDA dog deployed. Stood down once concluded this was a false alarm with good intent.
08.30
05/12/2007
Team callout
08.30 consultation with Team leader by Police in respect of search for elderley male MFH- no further action by TWSMRT at this stage.
2345
19/11/2007
First Responder
First Responder call to 57yrs female with chest pains. Administered Oxygen and carried out observations until arrival of NEAS ambulance.
16.00
17/11/2007
Team callout
16.00 hrs request by Police to search for missing vulnerable girl in Stanley Co Durham. Search commencing when she was located safe several km distance. Team then returned to scheduled all night training exercise in the North Pennines.
0235
03/11/2007
First Responder
A First Responder call to an 84 year old male with breathing difficulties
1345
28/10/2007
Team callout
Team member came across an estate car with two male occupants stuck in Stanhope Ford with the river in spate condition. Accessed the ford from far side using 4x4 and attached tow rope. Recovered vehicle and occupants back to Stanhope side to await recovery of their vehicle.
19:04
28/10/2007
Team callout
Team called by police to search for male missing from home in the Durham / Chester Le Street Area. Mobile phone signal used to narrow down search area of missing male. Team stood down to allow police to make further enquiries.
08.00
24/10/2007
Team callout
08.00 hrs Team placed on standby in relation to possible search in Seaham area for missing male. Stood down after person located safe by Police
11.00
12/10/2007
Team callout
11.00 hrs request by Police to recover body of male from difficult ground under Hownsgill Viaduct. 6 Team members completed recovery.
19.30
08/10/2007
Team callout
19.30 hrs request by Police to assist with search dogs in wooded area near Durham City, in relation to ongoing enquiry. Strategy discussed and two Team SARDA dogs deployed. Nothing found.
04.00
30/09/2007
Other
04.00 hrs Team SARDA dog deployed to assist Swaledale MRT in search for missing soldier on exercise. 06.15 hrs Team placed on standy and called out at 07.15 to assist. Stood down almost immediatley when soldier was located safe and well.
2040
27/09/2007
Team callout
22.40 hrs consultation by Police with Team leader in respect of two young missing children. Children found safe by Police.
19.25
23/09/2007
Team callout
Standby to assist Northumberland search teams. Team not deployed as person located by Police.
01.00
19/09/2007
Other
Two Team SARDA dogs assisted Northumberland National Parks MRT in search in Newcastle area.
1900
16/09/2007
Team callout
Team member assisted 2 casualties that were involved in a 2 car RTC. Team member carried out Cas Care. Casualties treated for minor injuries.
1745
16/09/2007
Team callout
Team vehicles with 4 team members travelling back from Team Exercise came across a RTC. Team vehicles positioned to control traffic and 2 young people assisted out of vehicle and kept warm in team vehicle, 3rd casualty immobilised in her vehicle and "C" collar fitted, extracted when county ambulance and Police arrived on scene.
0830
30/08/2007
First Responder
First Responder call to 85 yrs male with suspected CVA. Administered oxygen and monitored until arrival of NEAS ambulance.
1300
26/08/2007
Team callout
2 Team members whilst out training assisted in the rescue of a man cragfast from a steep gully - Red Screes - Honister- Lake District.
0150
25/08/2007
First Responder
NEAS First Responder call to 72 yrs Male with suspected MI. Administered oxygen and observed until the arrival of NEAS ambulance.
12.30
24/08/2007
Team callout
12.45 hrs request by Police to recover body of male, with gunshot wounds, from a fell side in Weardale.
Archive: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1999 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1987
1972 1970
1969 1968
Please note: Online callout records before November 1999 are incomplete - we are in the process of digitalising earlier years but it is slow process and we're all busy people!

 

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