Press Articles
Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you Rob Illman BEM.
Rob is an active team member and has been for an incredible 41 years. Today he received the British Empire Medal for services to Mountain Rescue from the Lord Lieutenant of Devon, on behalf of the King and we couldn’t be more proud. He’s a bit shy ( ) so please send…
Major investment to bring vital radio network into 21st century
WESTCOUNTRY lifesaving volunteers are hoping a new prize draw will give them a flying start towards funding a major upgrade to bring its radio communications into the 21st century For decades the radios used by members of the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team in…
Tracker ale launched by Bays Brewery
Tracker ale launched by Bays Brewery Written by DSRT Admin Bays Brewery Launches ‘Tracker Ale’ Charity Beer for Dartmoor Search & Rescue (Ashburton) Family-run Bays Brewery in Paignton is helping raise much-needed funds for Dartmoor Search & Rescue (Ashburton)…
Exercise report from Mid Devon Advertiser
Steve Pope and Nick Knight from Mid-Devon Advertiser attended one of our training exercises this month, and produced this short video report….
Platinum Jubilee Medals for Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team – Ashburton
On Wednesday 29th June, Platinum Jubilee medals, to mark the 70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s accession to the throne, were awarded to members of Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team – Ashburton The medals were awarded, on behalf of the Queen, by the Deputy Lord…
Search dogs deployed on their first callout
Our two search dogs Amber and Binnie were deployed on their first call out yesterday. With their handlers, Paula and Chris, they were two of five dog teams from the South West to pass three days of challenging assessment in five mountain areas in the Lake District…
Multi agency exercise – Haytor
On Saturday 20th March, Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Ashburton joined a Devon and Cornwall Police led multi-agency missing person and search and rescue exercise at Haytor. At this COVID secure event the Ashburton team were joined by a raft of other emergency…
Missing 16-year-old spotted entering the River Dart
The team were called around 22:00 on Friday 5th August to assist Devon & Cornwall Police in looking for a 16 year old male reportedly entering the River Dart having shed all his clothing. Dartmoor Search and Rescue Ashburton volunteers were tasked to search the…
Difficult helicopter winch from Dart Valley
A full team callout was issued at 18:10 on Friday 8th July to assist the SW Ambulance Service with the recovery of a walker who had slipped and fallen 20m on to rocks in the Upper Dart Valley. Team members walked from the Newbridge car park with the necessary…
Extraction of unconscious teenager
Early this morning the team were called out to New Waste near Cornwood to assist our colleagues at DSRT Plymouth to search for a Duke of Edinburgh award team lost in Dartmoor National Park. The D of E team had called the ambulance service and reported that one of…