Team tasked by Devon & Cornwall Police to assist colleagues from Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team – Ashburton with an ongoing multi-agency, high-risk, missing person search in the East Devon area.
Exmoor Search & Rescue Team and our Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England Handler Nick, and Search Dog Lottie, deployed alongside colleagues from Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team – Ashburton, North Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team, Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team – Plymouth and the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service USAR Team for a combined 16hrs to search local woodland, farmland, rivers, footpaths and bridleways.
Search efforts were suspended overnight whilst Police investigations were ongoing, before SAR Teams recommenced the search from 09:00hrs 29/01/21. Team Members have now been stood down pending further Police intelligence.