Callouts 2010
LOCATE is when a dog team either spots lights or hears shouts to help them pin down the casualties position - the dog is then used to complete the find
FIND is when the dog discovers the casualties position without assistance (generally the casualty is unconsious or unable to shout for help)
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No |
Date/Time |
Dogs |
Details |
Conclusion |
32 |
25th July 0220 - 0730 |
Searchdogs Corrie, Fly, Jake, Dottie (enroute) |
Police requested assistance to find missing 72 yr old injured walker & his grandson in the area of Haycock. |
A Search was immediately organised by Cockermouth team. The child was found very quickly, having tried to make his way off, and ending up close to Irish Bridge, Ennerdale. |
31 |
24th July 1654 |
Searchdogs Beinn, Dottie, Ginny, Jake, Skye, Mac |
Two males reported themselves lost in thick mist somewhere on the Crinkles. |
Langdale Ambleside mounted a search, but this was complicated by a subsequent call out for an ankle injury. A large area was searched, only for the missing pair to report themselves safe having walked off down to Brotherilkeld. |
30 |
22nd July 1610 |
Flash |
A 40 year old woman reported herself crag fast on Wild Boar Fell, Mallerstang with her two dogs. |
Kirkby Stephen mounted a search, and she was located by Team members on one of the rocky terraces. |
| 29 | 17 July 1010 COCKERMOUTH/WASDALE Local dogs initially then full page Stood down 1845 |
Searchdogs Dottie, Fly, Rosie - joined later by Corrie, Beinn | A 54 year old male was reported missing from his home in Cleator since 14th July | Wasdale and Cockermouth teams organised searches where the dogs were deployed to search banks of River Ehen, Langlands Lake area and Dent Woods. The seaarch continued on Sunday following further information, but was stood down with no trace of the misper. Police are continuing with their enquiries |
| 28 | 6 July 1700 LANGDALE/AMBLESIDE Local Dogs Only Stood down 2000 |
Searchdog Beinn | A lady reported herself as stuck on dangerous ground somewhere in the Steel Fell area | A search was launched and the lady quickly located safe and well, and recovered by LAMRT members |
27 |
1st July 1930 |
Dottie, Flash, Ginny on the hill; |
A 51 year old woman reported herself lost on the Pennine Way between Cross Fell and Dun Fell. |
Penrith deployed dogs and Team members into the most likely locations. She was FOUND by Search Dog Dottie (Kaz Frith) in very poor visibility, on the rim of Cross Fell in a hypothermic state. After some rewarming, she was assisted from the fell by Team members. |
26 |
1st July 1454 KENDAL Full Page |
Beinn, Dottie, Fly, Ginny, Kitt, Skye. SARDA Wales trailing dog Mij |
Police requested help to find a missing 87 year old lady who was threatening self harm. (She had been missing for 21 hours at this stage) |
Kendal Team organised a search of the local area round Staveley; dogs helped to clear patches of woodland. She was found alive on in bushes close to a main road by Team members. |
25 |
28th June 1652 CAVE RESCUE ORG Full Page |
Beinn, Dottie, Ginnie, Kitt, Skye, Kes; |
Police requested a search for a missing 38 year old man who was at risk of self harm. |
A search of the local area was instigated, and the misper was found dead by Search Dog Gyp (SARDA England) not far from his home. |
| 24 | 24th June 2345 LANGDALE/AMBLESIDE Stood down 0005 Local dogs |
Searchdogs Pippi, Kitt, Beinn | A 60year old diabetic man was reported as missing in the Langdale area | The man was found as the dog team were in transit |
| 23 | 17th June 1930 DUDDON/FURNESS Stood down 2300 Full page |
Dottie, Skye, Kess, Beinn | A 50 year old male despondant was reported missing in the Blackcoombe area of the Duddon Fells | Searchdogs were tasked to search Black Coombe as this was the place he had last been seen. The search was halted after approximately 4hours.
UPDATE FROM DFMRT (20.06.2010) Called by west Cumbria Police control room at 4.35 pm to assist with the recovery of a Body found on Black Combe. MR was initially told both by the control room Inspector and on the emailed log that the description did not fit the man we had been searching for last Monday (14.06.2010). However it did turn out to be him, located half way up the main corrie of the Combe. DFMRT attended with Scene of crime officers and a search of the near area was made and photographic evidence was taken by team members for the Police at the site. The area had been covered by personnel but not searchdogs previously and the ground cover was very dense. |
| 22 | 14th June 1035 KESWICK Stood down 1545 Full page |
Dottie, Mac, Fly, Ginny, Kitt, Beinn, Kess | A 72year old male was reported missing from his holiday accomodation havig intended to walk possible routes from Seatoller | Search dogs were deployed to search the immediately accessible footpaths from Seatoller (towards Great Gable & Haystacks). The body of the missing man was found at the base of Sphynx Rock on Gable by a member of the public |
| 21 | 12th June 1600 LANGDALE Stood down 1615 Full page |
Dottie, Fly, Kitt, Beinn, Kess, Jake, Moudy | A child was reported as missing in farmland in the langdale area | The child was located safe and well as the searchdogs were en-route |
20 |
2nd June 1709 |
Beinn, Ginny, Jake, Kess, Kitt, Rosie, Moudy, Pippi |
Cumbria Police requested assistance to search hedgerows, woodland and verges for possible casualties following a series of shootings in the West Cumberland area. |
Dog teams assisted MR personnel to search a significant amount of land over four hour period. Nothing was found. |
19 |
23 April 1825 PENRITH/KIRKBY STEPHEN Local dogs only Stood down 1915 |
Searchdogs Flash, Dottie | A despondent woman was reported missing in the Hilton/Murton fell area of the Pennines | The misper was located on the fellside shortly after dogs arrived at the RV point |
18 |
14 April 0700 Local Dogs only |
Searchdogs Skye, Beinn, Kess | Lancashire Police requested the assistance of SARDA Lakes dogs in the search for a missing person | The dogs were stood down enroute when the misper was located |
17 |
12 April 2300 KESWICK Full Page |
Searchdogs Kitt, Jake, Skye, Ginny, Fly, Flash | An elderly person was reported missing from home in the Keswick area | They were located by the Police in hospital some time after the dogs were deployed |
16 |
30th March 0412 SWALEDALE Full Page |
Flash on hill |
A 63 year old man was reported overdue from a walk in the Garsdale area. |
He was found in an area near Garsdale Station by a SARDA England dog attached to Teesdale MRT, unhurt but very cold, and evacuated by MR personnel. |
15 |
29th March 1600 |
Searchdogs Corrie, Fly, Ginny, Jake, Mac (On the hill) |
A couple reported themselves lost and cold in snowy conditions and poor visibility between Red Pike and High Stile. |
Cockermouth Team mounted a comprehensive search of both sides of the Red Pike ridge, and their shouts were heard by Team members searching in the Bleaberry Tarn area. They were located by a Team member close to the summit of High Stile in a very cold state, and assisted down to Gatesgarth. |
14 |
26th March 1730 |
Flash, Ginny, Kitt |
A couple reported themselves as lost on the Pennines above Dufton in poor visibility. |
A large search with three teams and dogs were deployed, and because of lack of information and the huge area involved, it took some time before they were found by Teesdale team members on ground to the the NE side of Gt Rundale Tarn. |
13 |
13 March 1230
No Page - dogs already on scene |
Searchdogs Dottie, Flash, Ginny and Trainee Searchdogs Sam and Olly |
Whilst the SARDA dogs were training in Brown Cove a group of 4 climbers were ascending a Western Gully. Approximately 20m from the top of the gully, a female climber slipped and fell approximately 200m. The handlers and bodies (members of MRTs) immediately went to the climbers assistance and raised the alarm with Patterdale MRT |
After falling for 200m the climber came to rest on a steep snow slope - the casualty was miraculously concious and appeared to be suffering from wrist injuries and bruising to other areas - in order to ensure all was well she was evacuated from the fell by the SARDA personnel and members of Patterdale MRT to a waiting RAF Sea King - |
12 |
3rd March 1427 Keswick Local Dogs only |
Fly, Ginny, Rosie |
An avalanche in Window Gully, Great End, was witnessed by a passer by, who had spoken to a solo climber entering the gully not long previously. An Air Ambulance and RAF helicopter from Leconfield were requested to allow the team & dogs to access the area quickly. |
As an immediate response was required, Keswick team went with the dogs it could raise from the immediate area. In the event, the casualty had escaped the avalanche, (lucky man) and the various agencies were stood down. |
11 |
26th Feb 1408 Penrith Full Page |
Beinn, Flash, Ginny, Kitt |
An 84 yr old Alzheimer’s patient was reported as missing from home in Morland, clad only in pyjamas, in very cold conditions. |
The Police requested Penrith Team to organise a search of tracks, fields and woodland. The weather was cold and wet, with sleet. The misper returned home at 1630, having been in an adjacent property, and quite unaware of the activity he had generated! |
10 |
13th Feb 2005 Cockermouth |
Corrie, Fly, Jake |
Two missing females reported themselves injured (head injury), and on steep ground below Pillar Rock. |
Cockermouth organised a search of the area. The pair were located by a Sea King helicopter. They were assisted by team members prior to being airlifted to West Cumberland Hospital. |
| 9 | 6th Feb 1930hrs LANGDALE/AMBLESIDE
Local dogs only Stood down 0300hrs |
Searchdogs Beinn, Kitt | Two chinese visitors were reported missing in the Far Easdale area - they were very confused | A search was started but with conflicting information. Eventually one of the dog handlers saw their lights and with some triangulation with another team member, established that they were in fact on Helm Crag, from where they were evacuated. |
| 8 | 4th Feb 1444hrs
KESWICK/WASDALE
Full page Stood down 2100 |
Searchdogs Moudy, Beinn, Kitt, Skye, Pippi - plus Dottie and Mac enroute |
A 53 year old female reported herself lost in the Esk Hause / Great End area but had very little idea where she was. | Given the conditions, and her mounting anxiety, teams were mobilised quickly to locate her. She was eventually located by a Wasdale team member at Stand Crag on the Corridor Route, and was escorted down to Seathwaite by a Keswick MRT member and searchdog Moudy and handler |
| 7 | 4th Feb 1430hrs
LANGDALE AMBLESIDE Local dogs only Stood down 1800hrs |
Searchdogs Beinn, Kitt | Male with broken arm lost on top of the Crinkles | Search focussed on the Shelter Crag - eventually located by team members at Rest Ghyll. He was able to walk down once splinted |
| 6 | 28 January 2230hrs PENRITH Local Dog only Stood down 0100 |
Searchdog Dottie | Police requested assistance in
searching for missing despondent male
possibly intent on self harm in the Brampton area. |
Police requested PMRT search the area of Gelt Woods and Abrahams Cave following information received. 5 Team members plus search dog Dottie searched the area and immediate vicinity - nothing was found. Police are continuing with their enquiries at this time. |
| 5 | 24 January 2010 1520hrs KESWICK
Local dogs |
Searchdog Mac | A group of 6 reported themselves lost on Glaramara-the cloud was down and they had no torches, becoming quickly disorientated after leaving the summit |
Searchdog was tasked to search Combe Gill and up on to ridge above Doves Nest and along to Glaramara. The group were located by KMRT members descending to Grains gill. |
| 4 | 22 January 2010 1800 PENRITH Full page |
Searchdog Dottie plus Skye, Kitt, Flash, Moudy, Fly en route | A female walker and her 72 year old father set out on a walk from Bewcastle towards Newcastleton but veered off the route and became lost. The Team was able to talk to the lady by mobile phone and she described her location as a threesided forest-clearing near some rocks. SARDA Dogs were tasked and a Sea King from RAF Boulmer was called to assist. |
Based on the likely location, the
helicopter was able to fly direct to the scene
and quickly located the couple at Christianbury Crags. They were safe and well, but ill-equipped for the thick snow and night time conditions. Furthermore, the 72 year old Father had a known heart condition and at the time was suffering from chest pains. Both walkers were airlifted to safety and taken to Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle for checkups. |
| 3 | 16 January 2010 1235hrs Stood down 1350hrs |
Searchdogs Dottie, Mac, Kess, Skye, Flash, Corrie | 3 people were caught in a an avalanche in Hind Crag Gill on Glaramara - The 1st person was carried 600ft and was partially buried, the remaining members of the party were then stranded above the avalanche zone | Luckily the 1 person managed to dig himself out as rescuers arrived on scene (he sustained slight injuries) - the 2 others were assisted from the area by members of Keswick MRT |
2 |
4th January 2010 0826hrs KESWICK Local Dogs Only Stood Down 1100hrs |
Searchdog Mac |
Screams heard from the direction of the lake from Hawesend and Derwent bay bears at approx 7am. |
The search proved to be a false alarm with good intent after a a number of hours |
1 |
3rd January 2010 1545hrs PENRITH Full Page Stood down 16:45hrs |
Searchdog Dottie, |
Two 22 year olds were reported as overdue after a walk in the High Street Area |
Penrith MRT requested the dogs to assist in the search for the inidivuals along the main routes to Highstreet via Kidsty Pike and Loadpot Hill. The search was stood down when the mispers arrived at their location. |