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Incident No: 17 2019

Date: 23 March 2019
Time: 10.42hrs
Location: Winlaton

Last Saturday morning Northumbria Police requested Mountain Rescue’s support in locating a high risk, missing female in her 70s. The female was last seen in the Winlaton area.

The Duty Controller acting on behalf of North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves liaised with the Police Search Adviser to discuss and agree a plan, whilst drivers were allocated to vehicles and search dog handlers readied for deployed. The two MRTs were also placed on standby should the search escalate.

Thankfully following Police enquiries the female was located on public transport, safe and well. A good outcome for all concerned.

The incident involved 6 Team members and 1 SARDA handler from Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team for 1.5 hours.

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Incident No: 12 2019

Date: 28 February 2019
Time: 07.20hrs
Location: Haltwhistle area

An elderly male was reported missing in the Haltwhistle area. He had been last seen in the Milecastle Inn the previous evening. Due to the urgency to locate the vulnerable male, Northumbria Police requested the assistance of ourselves and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team.

Initial scenarios and search plans were discussed with the Police Search Adviser. Our drones were to be deployed to overfly the immediate area around the point last seen and crewed vehicles were to search the remote rural roads and tracks in the area.

Thankfully as our Duty Controller was deploying our resources, the missing gentleman was found, safe and well. A good outcome for all concerned.

The incident involved 4 Team members for 1 hour.

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Incident No: 11 2019

Date: 8 February 2019
Time: 01.53 hrs
Location: Blyth

A vulnerable male was reported missing from home by his family. PhoneFind was utilised to assist Northumbria Police locate the male. After two and a half hours, the male returned home safe and well.

The incident involved 1 Team member for 7 hours.

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Incident No: 02 2019

Date: 9 January 2019
Time: 04.22hrs
Location: Newcastle area

The joint controller group for North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves were woken in the early hours of Wednesday morning with a request for assistance from Northumbria Police. The Duty Controller swiftly responded and used PhoneFind, our location tool, to try to identify the location of a vulnerable missing female in the Newcastle area.

Whilst the missing person did not respond to the location tool text, they were located a couple of hours later.

The incident involved 1 Team member for 2 hours.

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Incident No: 01 2019

Date: 5 January 2018
Time: 23.22hrs
Location: Walker, Newcastle

Late last night Northumbria Police requested the assistance of North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves. A male in his 40s had been reported missing from home in the Walker area of Newcastle. Given the concern for the man’s wellbeing, the Teams were immediately called out.

As the Police Search Adviser and our Incident Officer were planning the search and members were arriving at Walker Riverside Park, a member of the public reported seeing the man. Very soon after the man was located by Police officers. A very positive and swift outcome for the first incident of the year.

The Teams were stood down at 01.15hrs and everyone was back in bed by 02.30hrs!

The incident involved 15 members for 3 hours.

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Incident No: 136 2018

Date: 9 December 2018
Time: 19.12hrs
Location: Cocklawburn Beach, near Berwick

After a full day’s exercise at one end of our operational area, we deployed to the other end on Sunday evening. Northumbria Police requested Mountain Rescue’s support for an ongoing search for a missing 63 year old female.

Working alongside HM Coastguard Northumberland, Berwick Coastguard rescue team and Eyemouth Coastguard, North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves conducted an extensive overnight search of areas adjacent to Cocklawburn Beach to the south of Berwick. Unfortunately nothing was found and the Teams stood down in the early hours of Monday morning.

The search for Mary Fuller continued on Monday with Northumbria Police, Coastguard, RNLI and the National Police Air Service assets being deployed. Mountain Rescue will be assisting again today.

If anyone knows of Mary Fuller’s whereabouts, please contact the police on 101. Mary is described as white, of slight build with grey short hair and was last seen wearing a green fleece waistcoat, green trousers and boots.

We hope Mary is found safe and well.

The incident involved 19 Team members for 5 hours 45 minutes.

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Incident No: 114 2018

Date: 13 September 2018
Time: 17.31hrs
Location: Shiney Row

A Northumbria Police Search Adviser contacted our Duty Controller last Thursday to request support in an ongoing missing person enquiry. The missing person had been reported missing on 21 August.

It was agreed that North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team, Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team, Search And Rescue Dog Association England and ourselves would conduct detailed on the ground searches on Saturday. Sadly a body was located by one of the search dog teams.

Our thoughts are with the missing person’s family and friends at this difficult time.

The incident involved 9 Team members for 6 hours.

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Incident: 109 2018

Date: 7 September 2018
Time: 09.22hrs
Location: Heworth

Northumbria Police requested Mountain Rescue’s support again for the ongoing search for a vulnerable male in the Heworth area. The Mountain Rescue Incident Officer worked with the Police Search Adviser to develop and agree a search plan.

Team members were deployed from late afternoon into the evening to search open areas, paths and tracks, hedgerows and wooded areas in the vicinity of the missing male’s home.

Unfortunately the male has yet to be located and Police enquiries are ongoing.

The incident involved 18 Team members for 11 hours.

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Incident No: 108 2018

Date: 6 September 2018
Time: 09.41hrs
Location: Heworth

North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and ourselves were called out yesterday by Northumbria Police to assist in the search for a vulnerable male in his 70s. The male was last seen near his home, late afternoon the day before.

Following a briefing and planning meeting with the Police Search Adviser, open and wooded areas close to the man’s home were searched. With limited further information available at that stage the Teams stood down.

The incident involved 15 Team members for 10 hours 20 minutes.

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Incident Number: 103 2018

Date: 19 August 2018
Time: 15.32hrs
Location: South Tyne Valley

Northumbria Police requested Mountain Rescue’s support in evacuating an injured walker from the South Tyne Valley close to Alston. Both Northumberland National Park and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team’s were mobilised to attend. The casualty was treated for an ankle injury and transported onwards to hospital in a Team vehicle.

The incident involved 12 Team member for 2 hours 55 minutes. #somuchmorethanmountains #mrew #nnpmrtincidents2018 #mountains

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