Membury area missing person

Callout #9 Tuesday 4th March 2025

At 07:40hrs, the team was called out to support a multi-agency search for a vulnerable individual who had gone missing on Monday afternoon near Membury. The search had been started the night before by Exmoor Search and Rescue Team and included overflights by the National Police Air Service Helicopter.

Supporting Exmoor Search and Rescue on Wednesday were individuals from Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team - Ashburton , North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service Urban Search and Rescue and Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England. The Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Ashburton Search and Rescue Ashburton drone was also flown during this callout.

Our team was stood down at 15:30 after the individual was found deceased.