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2026 call-outs34 reports
INCIDENT 36
An team member watching the Air Ambulance on a previous call out
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Injured walker, Devils Tor

Devils Tor
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INCIDENT 35
53 and 63 parked as close to the cas site as possible
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Injured walker, River Lyd below High Down

River Lyd
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INCIDENT 34
Ropes team members lower the stretcher with two guides down to the casualty
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03.10.2026 Injured Male, Lydford Gorge

Lydford Gorge
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INCIDENT 33
Incident Commander
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23.09.2026 Unexploded ordnance, Falmouth

Falmouth
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INCIDENT 32
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18.09.2026 Injured male, Great Mis Tor

Great Mis Tor
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INCIDENT 31
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Assisting an unwell walker

Beardown Tor
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INCIDENT 30
Team members carry the casualty to the ambulance in our Titan stretcher
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Helping a fallen walker to safety

Leather Tor
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INCIDENT 29
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A helping hand at Foggintor

Foggintor Quarry
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INCIDENT 28
The team carry the casualty in our stretcher
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Supporting an injured horse rider

Yennadon Down
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INCIDENT 27
The team carrying a stretcher down from Sheepstor
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06.08.2026 Casualties at Sheepstor

Sheepstor
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INCIDENT 26
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04.08.2026 High risk missing person, Down Tor area.

Down Tor
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INCIDENT 25
Casualty being lowered on Dual line system
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26.07.2026 Fallen youth, Leather Tor

Leather Tor
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INCIDENT 24
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24.07.2026 Missing walkers, Lynch Tor / Baggator area

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INCIDENT 23
63 dropping off the casualty to be handed over to SWASTf
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19.07.2026 Injured walker, Deancombe

Deancombe
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INCIDENT 22
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14.07.2026 Injured walker, Longaford Tor

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INCIDENT 21
The team carrying the stretchered casualty down the path back to Horrabridge
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Fallen Walker near Horrabridge

Horrabridge
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INCIDENT 20
Air Ambulance landed near Wistman's Wood
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02.07.2026 Unwell walker, north of Two Bridges

Two Bridges
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INCIDENT 19
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25.06.2026 Missing male, Looe

Looe
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INCIDENT 18
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14.06.2026 Injured horse rider, Burrator

Burrator
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INCIDENT 16
Team members searching over grown terrain around Derriford
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03.06.2026 Missing male, Derriford

Derriford
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INCIDENT 15
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20.05.2026 Missing Person

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INCIDENT 14
The team bringing the casualty to Cox tor carpark to meet the ambulance
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08.05.2026 Collapsed walker, Barnhill.

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INCIDENT 13
Mass evacuation of Southway, Plymouth
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29.04.2026 UXB Southway, Plymouth

Southway, Plymouth
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INCIDENT 12
Team members awaiting deployment from the Control Vehicle
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29.03.2026 Medical assistance, Fur Tor.

Fur Tor
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24.03.2026 Police assist

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INCIDENT 10
63 posing with an Ambulance
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22.03.2026 Injured walker , near Sittaford Tor.

Sittaford Tor
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INCIDENT 9
Illustration
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16.03.2026 Casualty at Tuckermarsh Quay

Tuckermarsh Quay
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INCIDENT 8
Illustration
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13.03.2026 Missing person, Tavistock

Tavistock
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INCIDENT 7
Illustration
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07.03.2026 Missing male, Lee Moor

Lee Moor
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INCIDENT 6
Illustration
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05.03.2026 Walker stuck in mire, north of Wistman's Wood.

Wistman's Wood
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INCIDENT 5
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02.03.2026 Lost family, West of Horrabridge.

Buckland Monachorum
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INCIDENT 4
Team members stretcher the casualty back to the awaiting Ambulance
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15.02.2026 Injured walker, Wistman's Wood

Wistman's Wood
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INCIDENT 2
Illustration
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27.01.2026 Storm Chandra

Exeter
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INCIDENT 1
The Team preparing to deploy for mass evacuation of Exmouth
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15.01.2026 - Evacuation due to UXB - Exmouth

Exmouth
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2025 call-outs29 reports
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14.12.2025 - Injured Walker - Cuckoo Rock

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08.11.2025 - Injured walker near Hexworthy

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05.11.2025 Injured walker, near Crazywell Pool

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25.10.2025 Injured young walker, near Princetown.

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13.10.2025 Missing walker, Whitchurch Down, Tavistock

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5.10.2025 Injured walker, western slope of Ter Hill

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24.08.2025 Injured walker, between Bellever Tor and Dunnabridge

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Illustration
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24.08.2025 Missing walker, Devil's Tor

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22.08.2025 Missing walker, Bedford bridge, River Walkham

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09.08.2025 Injured Walker, Tavy Cleave

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28.07.2025 High risk missing person, Down Tor area.

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25.07.2025 Missing person, Woolwell

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INCIDENT 17
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12.07.2025 Injured Walker, Cadover Bridge

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12.07.2025 Casualty evacuation, Foggintor Quarry

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26.06.2025 Injured walker, north of Postbridge.

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22.06.2025 Unwell walker, Winney's Down, Nth of Postbridge

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INCIDENT 13
Illustration
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18.06.2025 Missing person, near Fowey

Fowey
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INCIDENT 12
Illustration
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27.04.2025 Lost walkers above River Walkham

River Walkham
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26.04.2025 Injured walker near Hare Tor.

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INCIDENT 10
Illustration
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07.04.2025 Missing child, Tavistock

Tavistock
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29.03.2025 15 year old with hypothermia , Beardown Tors

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11.02.2025 Missing high risk male, Gunnislake

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9.02.2025 Ambulance assist for 15 year old with asthma attack.

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9.02.2025 Female stuck in marshy ground.

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INCIDENT 5
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4.02.2025 High risk missing person, Ashreigney area.

Ashreigney
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27.01.2025 Report of flares, near Burrator

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19.01.2025 Cragfast sheep

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14.01.2025 Injured walker above Wistman's Wood

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3.01.2025 Injured walker near Down Tor Stone Row.

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29.12.2024 Lost walker near Burrator Reservoir

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21.12.2024 Body recovery, Burrator

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17.12.2024 Missing 10 year old boy, Morwellham Quay

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14.12.2024 Injured lady, Tavistock

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14.12.2024 Walkers in difficulty north of Postbridge.

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11.12.2024 Overdue serviceman near Ditsworthy.

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25.11.2024 Lost walker, South of Princetown

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1.11.2024 Walkers stuck in mud, south of Bellever Tor.

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5.10.2024 Injured Walker, Leather Tor

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12.09.2024 Missing person, Morwellham Quay

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31.08.2024 Injured male at Swelltor Quarry

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28.08.2024 Overdue walker north of Postbridge

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11.08.2024 Collapsed walker, Baggator.

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06.08.2024 Injured female on Drake's Trail near Horrabridge

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4.08.2024 Injured walker nr East Dart Waterfall

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14.07.2024 Fallen climber, Foggintor Quarry

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10.07.2024 Missing male near Looe

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03.07.2024 Collapsed 14year old near Plym Head

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02.07.2024 Injured walker at Bellever Tor

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29.06.2024 Ambulance assist at Foggintor

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20.06.2024 Injured teenager at Swelltor Quarry

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18.06.2024 Injured male at Doe Tor

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12.6.2024 missing elderly male in Tavistock

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07.06.2024 Two dog walkers lost in Lydford Forest

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06.06.2024 Missing Despondent, near Horrabridge

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05.06.2024 Missing male, near Derriford Hospital

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27.05.2024 Lost walkers, Merrivale Range

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02.04.2024 Despondent male, Two Bridges area.

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29.3.2024 Injured Female on Dewerstone Track.

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27.3.2024 Missing Male, Brentor

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16.3.2024 Unwell walker, NorthEast of Hare Tor

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16.3.2024 Missing group of teenage walkers, north of Two Bridges.

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2.03.2024 Injured walker, Princetown

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25.02.2024 Collapsed walker near King's Tor

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23.2.2024 WWII Bomb, Keyham

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INCIDENT 8
Team members working during mass evacuation
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22.2.2024 Major Incident, World War II bomb, Keyham

Keyham
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12.2.2024 Injured walker, Brat Tor

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3.2.2024 Collapsed girl near Crazywell Pool.

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1.2.2024 and 2.2.2024 Missing male, Burrator

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31.1.2024 Missing 90 year old male, N.Brentor

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19.1.2024 Missing high risk Male , Burrator

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18.1.2024 Missing high Risk Male, Burrator

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2023 call-outs27 reports
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31.12.23 Injured walker near Down Tor

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21.12.23 Assist Ambulance Service with a patient

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10.12.23 Injured Mountain Biker

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15.11.23 Lost and cold female walker.

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1st and 2nd November Storm Ciaran

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1.10.23 Injured walker near Plym Ford

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30.9.23 Missing female walker Ryder's Hill

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26.9.23 Missing female, Throwleigh

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22.9.23 Lost persons north of Two Bridges

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12.9.23 Injured horse rider

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4.9.23 Injured female near Warren House Inn

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30.8.23 Missing male, Yes Tor area

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3.8.23 Injured lady, Hotel Endsleigh

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1.8.23 Lost family group, Bellever Forest

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27.7.23 High risk missing male, Yelverton

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11.6.23 High risk missing male, Leigham

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31.5.23 Injured walker at Ger Tor

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28.5.23 Teenager with medical issues near East Dart Waterfall

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17.05.2023 Unwell walker south of Combshead Tor

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23.04.2023 Injured walker near Whiteworks

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12.4.2023 Injured walker north of Postbridge

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8.4.2023 Injured horse rider near Hawks' Tor

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1.4.2023 Casualties at Dinger Tor and Great Kneeset

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14.2.2023 Deceased male, Hart Tor

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7.2.2023 Injured Walker, Beardown Tor

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4.2.2023 Missing person.

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21.01.2023 Collapsed female, Tamar Trails, Gulworthy

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2022 call-outs28 reports
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26.12.22 Injured Dog, Burrator Reservoir Dam

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25.11.22 Injured Walker, King's Tor

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24.11.22 Missing Walker, Milton Abbot

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21.11.2022 Male missing in River Walkham

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5/11/22 Collapsed Male, Walkhampton

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28/10/22 Injured Walker, Knowle Down, Walkhampton

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26/10/22 Injured female walker, North of Postbridge

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22/10/22 Missing High Risk Male, Milton Abbot

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18/10/22 Missing Male, Okehampton

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25/08/22 Call out to assist Exmoor

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7/08/2022 Missing male, Pensilva

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3/08/2022 Injured walker in Foggintor Quarry

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25/07/22 Lost cyclist near White Barrow

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9/7/2022 Injured walker between Naker's Hill and Green Hill

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06/07/2022 Missing male near Wotter

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30/06/2022 Despondent Female. Newbridge Dartmoor

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30/05/2022 Despondent female, Tavistock

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23/05/2022 18 year old with medical incident, Sheepstor

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15/05/2022 Injured Cyclist, Gawton

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8/05/2022 Injured male in Tavy Cleave

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18/04/2022 Missing High Risk Teenager

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14/04/2022 High Risk Missing Male

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28/03/2022 Major Incident near Mary Tavy

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Injured lady walker, south of Wistman‘s Wood

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Storm Eunice

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Missing person, Bickleigh

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Injured Walker, Great Staple Tor

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Lost walker, near Sittaford Tor

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