Incidents 2010

[61] - St Just, Search

Thursday 30th December 2010 at 15:45 hrs

The team were called to search for a missing 74 year old male on holiday in the area. Suffering from mild dementia, there were serious concerns for his welfare, and Penzance and Lands End coastguard teams, a police dog handler and Rescue 193 from RNAS Culdrose were also called in to search.

Having gone missing at around 12:30 hrs, he was spotted by a police patrol at around 18:15 hrs in Newlyn cold but otherwise okay, having walked the seven miles overland back towards his accommodation

[60] - South East Cornwall, assist Local Authority and NHS

Monday 20th December 2010 at 11:30 hrs

Two team members in our land rover ambulance assisted two local district nurses and a care worker to get to vulnerable patients in the rural areas of Callington, Liskeard, Menheniot and St Cleer, after further overnight snow fall and icy roads.

[59] - Fraddon, RTC

Saturday 18th December 2010 at 02:30 hrs

Whilst returning from the previous call out, a vehicle was spotted on the side of the A30 dual carriageway at Highgate Hill, having seemingly slid off in to the verge in the very poor driving conditions. The team Land Rover went to check to ensure all was well and located a male who had been trapped in his vehicle having collided half an hour earlier with .a road sign.

With extremely cold conditions and suspected chest and spinal injuries, team members insulated the driver and immobilisied him from further injury. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service used cutting gear to evacuate the casualty and care was handed over to members of the ambulance service.

We wish the driver a speedy recovery.

[58] - Rough Tor, Bodmin Moor, Search

Friday 17th December 2010 at 23:00 hrs

An 18 year old male was reported overdue from a walk on Bodmin Moor in the Rough Tor area. Three family members had also gone to look for him. Icy roads, falling snow and snow on the moor with more forecast added to the concerns and complications.

One team member headed directly towards Camelford to liaise with police, whilst the rest of the team met at Bodmin police station to be collected by Rescue helicopter 169 from RMB Chivenor and deployed directly on to the moor.

News came through that the male had been located in St Breward, however again, due to the treacherous road conditions, it was safer to send a team member in a 4x4 to collect him. The team then remained at Bodmin police station until confirmation had come through that the rest of the family were safely off the hill.

[57] - Gwinear, Mine Rescue Stand By

Saturday 11th December 2010 at 12:45 hrs

Stand by call from Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service who were attending a report of an Alsation down a mineshaft. Quickly and successfully recovered without the need for team attendance.

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Cornwall Search and Rescue Team is proud to have been shortlisted to the final three community groups for the Saints Award.

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The Saints Awards recognises people and groups living and working within the PL22 to PL26 postcode who make St Austell and its surrounding areas special. The team, which is based in St Dennis has been nominated in the Community Groups category - which celebrates the contribution to the local community by an organisation.

CSRT which is a registered charity, responds to call outs from the police, fire and ambulance services across the county for missing and injured people, last year being called to 39 incidents. Since being founded in 2003, the team has been called to around 380 incidents, ranging from missing children to major weather events.

To vote for the team - follow the link and scroll to the bottom of the make to make your entry.

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