East Cornwall SRT

East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team was called out twice in one night to assist police with two separate high-risk missing person searches in the Looe area on 24–25 June. Both missing persons were located safely; the first was found during the initial search and the second was found the following afternoon after an extended search involving multiple rescue teams.

Outcome: both missing persons located safe and well

East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team responded to two separate high-risk missing person searches in the Looe area on 24 June, with only hours between callouts. Both missing persons were found safe and well, with the first returning home and the second located after an overnight search involving assistance from other rescue teams.

Outcome: both missing persons found safe and well

Outcome: The missing person was found safe by police.

Outcome: The casualty was airlifted to hospital with a suspected significant ankle break.

The search and rescue team assisted police in searching for a high-risk missing person near Looe on Sunday, December 7th. The search was conducted despite heavy rainfall across the Morval area until the individual was found to have returned home safely.

Outcome: Person located and safe

Search and Rescue teams were contacted by police to assist in locating a young girl reported missing from St Eval. The child was eventually found safe by a member of the public who was assisting with the search efforts.

Outcome: Found safe

A man reported missing from the Polruan area was located safe following an extensive two-day search involving multiple agencies. The search efforts concluded with confirmation that the individual had been found and was receiving care.

Outcome: Safe/Found

The search and rescue team attended an incident at Bodgara Mill involving a woman who had fallen from her horse. Due to difficult terrain, the injured party was carefully packaged into a specialist stretcher and moved to an awaiting ambulance for transport to Derriford Hospital.

Outcome: Transported to hospital for treatment

Search and Rescue teams were called out on Bodmin Moor following bad weather conditions. The location of two walkers was confirmed using phone tracking technology, allowing rescuers to safely attend to one individual who was then stretchered from the rocky ground.

Outcome: Rescued and safely transported

Two individuals were rescued from an abandoned mine in Cornwall after being trapped inside for up to 14 hours. Rescue teams successfully stabilized the people and brought them to the surface before they were transported to hospital for further examination.

Outcome: Rescued and taken to hospital

A man became trapped approximately 45 feet down a shaft at Phoenix Mine in Minions, Cornwall, after becoming stuck on ropes whilst exploring with a group. Devon Cave Rescue Organisation and East Cornwall Search and Rescue responded, and he was rescued and conveyed to hospital after being suspended in the shaft for several hours and sustaining injuries.

Outcome: casualty rescued by specialist cave rescue team and taken to hospital

East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team assisted Devon and Cornwall Police in locating lost walkers on Bodmin Moor on 28 January 2024. The incident controller made contact with the walkers and guided them safely back to the car park where they met the team leader.

Outcome: walkers guided safely back to car park

East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team were called on New Year's Day to assist in the search for a high-risk missing person with dementia in the St Cleer area. The person was located at a substantial distance from their last known position. Casualty carers provided a full check-over and assisted with warming the casualty.

Outcome: missing person located and provided medical care

A man was rescued from a 35-foot mineshaft in the Prideaux Wood area near Tywardreath Highway, Par. Emergency services including Devon and Cornwall Police, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, South Western Ambulance Service, and East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team coordinated the rescue. The casualty was transported by air ambulance to hospital with injuries initially assessed as serious but later downgraded.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by air ambulance to hospital

A 42-year-old man from St Austell was reported missing on 22 September. His work vehicle was located on Wednesday, and search and rescue teams, coastguard, police helicopter, and search dogs conducted extensive searches across woodland and countryside in the Pentewan Valley area over several days.

Outcome: ongoing search; vehicle located

A teenage girl fell from height on Rough Tor during a Duke of Edinburgh Award exercise and sustained a lower leg injury. The Cornwall Air Ambulance and West Cornwall Search and Rescue Team responded; after initial assessment ruled out serious injury, she was evacuated by the team's off-road ambulance to a waiting land ambulance.

Outcome: evacuated by team ambulance to land ambulance; injuries not serious