Monday 25th May (0000hrs)
The team were contacted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to provide assistance with the search for a vulnerable person who was possibly in the coastal area between Staithes and Runswick Bay. The team deployed both Land Rovers and the Control vehicle to Runswick Bay bank top car park with other members in their own vehicles. The first members at RV were quickly deployed to do a hasty search of Runswick Bay area with personnel from HM Coastguard. Another party were tasked to search the Cleveland Way from Runswick Bay towards Staithes. The team were also preparing the drone for its first operational flight when we were informed that the Police helicopter (NPAS) would be on scene.
As the team were deploying a further party to Port Mulgrave in a Land Rover, information came from NPAS that a heat source had been detected on the Cleveland Way. The four person party on the Cleveland Way were soon on scene to confirm they had found the person. The Land Rover was redeployed to get as close as possible to the incident site .The required kit from the Rover was walked approximately 400m to the site.The person was assessed and treated by the team ,then they were loaded onto the stretcher in the casualty bag and wheeled back to the Rover with assistance from HM Coastguard and NYP . The stretcher was loaded into the stripped out Rover and transferred approximately 850m to the waiting ambulance in Hinderwell.
We wish the casualty all the best.
15 team members were involved for approximately 5.5 hours
This incident was a great example of multiple agencies working together to achieve the best possible outcome, finding the person alive.
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Monday 25th May (0000hrs)
The team were contacted by North Yorkshire Police (NYP) to provide assistance with the search for a vulnerable person who was possibly in the coastal area between Staithes and Runswick Bay. The team deployed both Land Rovers and the Control vehicle to Runswick Bay bank top car park with other members in their own vehicles. The first members at RV were quickly deployed to do a hasty search of Runswick Bay area with personnel from HM Coastguard. Another party were tasked to search the Cleveland Way from Runswick Bay towards Staithes. The team were also preparing the drone for its first operational flight when we were informed that the Police helicopter (NPAS) would be on scene.
As the team were deploying a further party to Port Mulgrave in a Land Rover, information came from NPAS that a heat source had been detected on the Cleveland Way. The four person party on the Cleveland Way were soon on scene to confirm they had found the person. The Land Rover was redeployed to get as close as possible to the find site .The required kit from the Rover was walked approximately 400m to the site. The person was assessed and treated by the team ,then they were loaded onto the stretcher in the casualty bag and wheeled back to the Rover with assistance from HM Coastguard and NYP . The stretcher was loaded into the stripped out Rover and transferred approximately 850m to the waiting ambulance in Hinderwell.
We wish the casualty all the best.
15 team members were involved for approximately 5.5 hours
This incident was a great example of multiple agencies working together to achieve the best possible outcome, finding the person alive.
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