Callout – 10 November 2024

The team were called at 19:12 to support Devon and Cornwall Police, NPAS and HM Coastguard in the search for a missing person near Smythan Manor holiday park, Torrington.

Members of the Police, NPAS and Coastguard had been out searching during daylight, but hadn’t located the missing person.

As NDSART hill parties and search dogs were deployed across various search areas, one of the team’s hill parties located the missing person near the Tarka Trail.

The missing person was unable to move due to a lower leg injury. A team doctor assessed the casualty, but no medical intervention was required. Team members supported the casualty to the nearby landrover and evacuated them back to the holiday park, where NDSART Control vehicle and Police officers were waiting for their return.

The team was stood down at 21:56