22nd December 2009 at 10:45 hrs

Our Landrover Ambulance and several team members were requested by ambulance control to attend an incident near Townsend, in West Cornwall, where a coach with 50 passengers had left the road in icy conditions. On arrival, we were tasked to assist with escorting casualties from the holding area to Navy & Air Force helicopters (R193 & R169) for transportation to hospital at Treliske.

Our thoughts are with the injured and the bereaved at this difficult time.

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18th December 2009 at  1845 hrs

Team SARDA dog handler Shaun and his dog Tigger were called with other SARDA dog teams from around the region to assist Exmoor SRT with a search for a missing elderly man in the Honiton area. He was located and evacuated by members of Exmoor SRT.

16th December 2009 at 00:20 hrs

Call out to search for an elderly confused male around St Austell. The team stood down at 0300 hrs and prepared for an early call out at first liight, however the male was located at 7am and taken to hospital.

28th November 2009 at 20:30 hrs

The police requested the team to attend a water incident on the River Seaton. One woman had been swept away in the river towards Seaton with the possibility that there was another person also in the water. Whilst the team were en route both persons were recovered by the police and fire service who were already in attendance. 

The team was requested however to continue to stand by at the incident site until the area was clear of all casualties and rescuers. Rescue 193 airlifted the female casualty to Derriford hospital, and the male was unhurt. The team were able to send bank team and swiftwater rescue trained members to this incident which was stood down at around 22:00 hrs.

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