During 2024 the rescue team responded to 42 callouts, this is an increase of 40% on 2023, making 2024 our second busiest year on record. During the year we have worked with all three statutory emergency services, HM Coastguard, Devon Air Ambulance Trust and our sister...
At 09:24 on Wednesday 28th February the team were called out by Devon & Cornwall Police to assist in the search for a high risk 60-year-old male from Buckfastleigh. The highest priority areas were quickly identified and 17 of our volunteers were deployed to search. Within an hour the individual was found but was sadly deceased. Our thoughts are with the individual’s friends and family.