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13th February 2011 THIRD SUCCESSFUL FIND FOR RESCUE TEAM IN ONE WEEK
Teesdale & Weardale Search & Mountain Rescue Team (TWSMRT) were involved in their third successful search in a week yesterday afternoon (Saturday). The team were called out to assist the Police, Fire and Ambulance services, who were already in attendance, in a search for a girl who was missing on the banks of the River Tees between Middleton in Teesdale and Newbiggen in County Durham.
Adam Hearn Deputy Team Leader said "There was a great deal of concern for this girl who had contacted the emergency services on her mobile phone. As well as Team members searching the river banks we deployed 3 members of our canoe group into the water. At around 4pm they located the young lady at the top of a small crag about 1km West of Middleton in Teesdale. We then handed her over to the care of the ambulance service."
"The Team has been particularly busy over the last few days. On Friday of last week we found a man in woodland in Durham City who had been missing for over 40 hours, this Friday night we located a missing walker lost on the High Pennines and now the successful outcome to this search. As we are a registered charity and all volunteers we rely on the donations of members of the public to continue our work. The Team have written a book about our work "40 Years and Counting". It can be bought in Cotswold Outdoors store in Durham City, many shops throughout the County as well as from the Teams website www.twsmrt.org.uk Profits will go to purchase of a additional 4 wheel drive vehicle which will greatly improve the teams response in this type of incident."
Steve Owers
Press Officer
07876 132030
13/02/11
1030 hrs
Teesdale & Weardale Search & Mountain Rescue Team are affiliated to Mountain Rescue England and Wales. We provide a Search and Rescue service throughout County Durham and beyond, primarily for the Police but also for the other emergency services. All Team members are volunteers and we rely on monies raised by ourselves as a registered charity to run the Team. Further details regarding our latest callouts and Team information can be found on our websit
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& Weardale Search & Mountain Rescue Team are affiliated to the "Mountain
Rescue - England and Wales". We provide a Search and Rescue service throughout
County Durham and beyond primarily for the Police but also for the other emergency
services. All Team members are volunteers and we rely on monies raised by ourselves
as a registered charity to run the Team. Further details regarding our latest
callouts and Team information can be found on our website www.twsmrt.org.uk
