18.40 hrs, 21 January 2016
Search Dog Tess got her first call out last night just 4 days after becoming operational. Northumbria Police requested our assistance after reports from the public concerned about a distressed female near Whitburn Golf Course.
We, alongside North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team, undertook a search of the area however the lady was not found.
She was last seen by the caller walking in the direction of Quarry Lane, returning to the path and heading towards the nature reserve. The woman was wearing a light coloured dress, black tights with a seam down the back, a hat with a rim around it and a scarf covering her face.
Anyone with information should contact Northumbria Police on 101 quoting reference 696 220116.
The incident involved 17 Team members for 5 hours.