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SARDA( ENGLAND ) CALL OUTS 1999

 

Date, Time Location Description
09/01/99, 20.01 hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to search for a missing 81yr old female suffering from Alzheimer's, who became separated from her husband whilst shopping. Found by off duty police officer, incident closed 21.50.
10/01/99, 02.00hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to search 1 missing 19yr old Paraplegic male who failed to return home after visiting local pub. Last seen ½ mile from home in his wheelchair . Found by BPMRT party in a roadside ditch, Hypothermic but no injuries. Incident closed at 02:30hrs.
13/01/99, 16:00hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams called to search for 2 missing females on a walk who failed to reach RV with husbands, phoned from a mobile to say they were lost. Dog teams to search each side off river, police found them on the moor, end of incident. 18:10hrs.
15/01/99, 11:00hrs NORTH EAST 1 Dog Team called to search for a 65yr old female from Darlington who left a farewell note and her coat on the river bank, and apparently jumped in the river. River was at least 20ft higher than normal, tasked to search river banks, incident ongoing.
22/01/99 20:00hrs PEAK DISTRICT 4 Dog Teams called to assist DERBY team to search for one missing person from Leicester area, no details.
23/01/99, 19:00hrs PEAK DISTRICT One Dog Team called to assist police when a young girl reported to police that she thought she had knocked a person over in a country lane, asked to search fields & ditches within area, negative search stand down 01:30hrs.
25/01/99, 15:30hrs PEAK DISTRICT 5 Dog Teams called to search for a 32yr old male from Ashover who left home at 21:hrs on 24/01/99, reported missing at 12:00hrs on the 25th, turned up at home, incident closed at 20:00hrs.
30/01/99, 09:00hrs MID PENNINE 5 Dog Teams & 3 MR Teams called to search Liley Wood Grange moor for a 38yr old female from Huddersfield with a history of medical conditions, feared to be suicidal and in possession of drugs. Incident suspended without results
10/02/99, 22:00hrs SARDA (Southern Scotland) 4 Dog Teams called to search for a missing 63yr old male, left home at 09:15hrs for a walk with his 10yr old dog in the mable forest area. Person found in mable forest deceased. (DOG FIND).
12/02/99, 02:00hrs NORTH EAST 3 Dog Teams called to search for 2 missing 12 & 16yr old youths from Craster. Incident closed at 05:30hrs, when boys returned home.
13/02/99, 21:30hrs NORTH EAST 3 Dog Teams called to search open countryside and small wooden copses for a 12yr old girl who had a row with her mother and ran away. Found by police cold and wet. Incident closed at 03:00hrs. 14/02/99.
14/02/99, 11:30hrs PEAK DISTRICT 3 Dog Teams called from training to locate an injured 25yr old female on the northern edges of Kinder. Person found with tib & fib fractures handed over to Glossop MR.    (DOG FIND).
15/02/99, 18:00hrs NORTH EAST 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 23yr old female missing from home found at friends home by police. Incident closed 20:30hrs.
20/02/99, 19:00hrs NORTH EAST 1 Dog Team called to search for 7 D of E students , dog not deployed due to group turning up at RV.
24/02/99 NORTH EAST 1 Dog Team called to search for a 65yr old Darlington female continuation of search from the 15/01/99. ongoing stand down 16:45hrs.
28/02/99, 00:30hrs NORTH EAST 1 Dog Team called to search ground to the north of Hadrian's wall for a missing 40yr old male (from France/ Switzerland) Incident ongoing .
28/02/99, 16.00hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams called to search for 2 14/15yr old girls failed to turn up at RV found by DRG foot team okay but cold and wet Incident closed 22:30hrs.
28/02/99, 18:30hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams to search for 4 boys from a college in north Devon on a D of E exercise failed to turn up at expected RV. Boys turned up, dogs not deployed. Incident closed 20:00hrs.
01/03/99, 16:00hrs NORTH WALES 3 Dog Teams called to Shotton to search the banks off river Dee for a 44yr old male from Wrexham suffering from huntington's disease, called out after 72hr review, neg/result stand down 23:30.
01/03/99, 16:00hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams called to search for 2 missing females from Tavistock, who went for their normal Monday walk. One slipped and hurt her shoulder & broke her ankle, they phoned (from a mobile). They gave an approx grid ref. Dog handler sent to pinpoint casualties location. (DOG FIND). End off incident 18:20hr.
07/03/99, 22:00hrs PEAK DISTRICT 8 Dog Teams & 4 MR Teams called to search for a father and son (44/10yr old) who went missing on Bleaklow, went out on Sunday morning to look at the snow, no equipment & got lost. Found by a Dog Team in a snow shelter suffering from mild hypothermia, air lifted off by Sea King helicopter, end off incident 09:00hrs 08/03/99.
09/03/99, 04:30hrs PEAK DISTRICT 8 Dog Teams & 3 MR Teams called to search for a 38yr old male from Leicester in depressed state. He came to the Derwent to sort himself out. (deep snow/windy) found by RAF foot team (deceased). Incident closed 10/03/99 at 12:45hrs.
15/03/99, 06:30hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search for father/son missing, turned back on route located by dog team. (DOG FIND) Incident closed 08:30hrs.
30/03/99, 23:55hrs MID PENNINE 3 Dog Teams & 1 MR Team called to search for a missing 6yr old from Bradford, who ran away after an argument with parents. Located by Police in back garden. Incident closed at 31/03/99 04:15hrs.
04/04/99, 22:00hrs NORTH EAST 2 Dog Teams & 1 MR Team/ Police dog team/ Police spotter plane called to search disused quarry alongside Lyke Wake Walk for a missing 36yr old male from Middlesbrough. Located unconscious on moors by SARDA search team ( DOG FIND). Incident closed 05/04/99 at 03:30hrs.
06/04/99, 13:45hrs NORTH WALES 2 Sarda England / 2 Sarda Wales teams called to search for a 50yr old female missing from home (Wrexham) found by Police at friends house. Incident closed 19:20hrs.
07/04/99, 09:30hrs YOKSHIRE DALES 1 Dog Team and C R O Team called to search for 4 missing 14 to 15yr old girls doing the three peaks who were overdue, called to search footpaths between Inglebourgh & Horton. A joint find between Dog Team and C.R.O. member. (DOG FIND) .Incident closed 08/04/99 at 02:30hrs.
08/04/99, 10:45hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams/2 foot teams called to search for a 62yr old male believed to be suicidal went missing, last seen at Two Bridges on Tuesday 6th. Found by foot team OK. Incident closed at 14:30hrs
12/04/99, 17:45hrs SOUTH SCOTLAND 2 Dog Teams called to search for 2 persons missing in the Castle Douglas area. Found by helicopter before teams deployed, incident closed at 20:00hrs
19/04/99, 10:00hrs PEAK DISTRICT 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 76yr old male from Sheffield, who went to sail his model speed boat on a local man made dam. Car and boat found at dam side. Incident ongoing, stand down at 15:30hrs.
20/04/99, 08:00hrs SOUTH WEST 6 Dog Teams & 3 foot teams called to search for 2 persons who were training for a long distance walk, set off on Sunday morning for Princetown, found by DRG, incident closed at 15:20hrs
20/04/99, 15:55hrs PEAK DISTRICT 6 Dog Teams & 2 foot teams called to search for a 65yr old male from Denton suffering from Alzheimer's disease, had gone on walkabout, found by police in Manchester city centre. Incident closed at 22:00hrs
23/04/99, 16:30hrs WEST YORSHIRE 5 Dog Teams & 1 foot team called to search for a 29yr old male from Huddersfield whose wife had left him. Left a note to say he was going to top himself, found alive and well on 24/04/99.
24/04/99, 11:30hrs YORKSHIRE DALES 1 Dog Team called to search for a missing 10yr old boy who went walking with friends on Penyghent, stopped for a rest his friends carried on then came down a different way. Located on path by team members, incident closed at 15:30hrs
25/04/99, 00:15hrs NORTH EAST 1 Dog Team called to locate a 16yr old female, part of a D of E group who reported by mobile phone that one of their members had fallen down a cliff at Ayhope Shields Hamsterley. Dog arrived on scene the same time as Rapid Response Team, injuries head, lower back, upper & lower left leg. Incident closed at 06:00hrs
29/04/99, 12:00hrs SOUTH WEST 6 Dog Teams/3 foot teams called to search for a 50yr old female despondent from Plymouth possibly taken pills, 2 dog teams returning to RV found the woman on the old railway line, cold and v/confused, (DOG FIND) Incident closed at 12:15hrs 30/04/99.
01/05/99, 15:00hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams were asked to help to locate a 14yr old girl, part of a D of E group who fell and injured her ankle, incorrect grid ref given, located by air ambulance, incident closed at 17:50hr.
02/05/99, 09:30hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search for a possibly injured R.T.A person missing from previous night. Gave himself up to police, stand down 11:00hrs.
06/05/99, 04:40hrs SOUTH WEST 3 Dog Teams called to search for 2 missing Marine Instructor's  who had gone out to lay an attack on a group of cadets at Great  Mis Tor, located by DRG foot team, incident closed at 06:00hrs.
06/05/99, 15:00hrs PEAK DISTRICT 1 Dog Team/Buxton snatch team called by P/P Ranger to locate two 65yr old male persons who phoned by mobile to say they were lost in clag on Brown Knoll area, located at trig point rather embarrassed. (DOG FIND) incident closed at 16:00hrs.
08/05/99, 11:00hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams whilst on a dog training exercise were called to locate 6 missing school girls and reunite them with their team leaders ,(DOG FIND) incident closed at 12:00hrs,09/05/99.
09/05/99, 16:25hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to search for a 11yr old boy missing from Bury, found upset but unharmed, team not deployed, incident closed 18:30hr.
12/05/99, 23:45hrs NORTH EAST 1 Dog Team called to search for a 75yr old female missing from a secure home at Aycliffe, intensive search of grounds, then started to search river bank, dog located person in bushes ,v/cold, wet, confused. (DOG FIND) incident closed at 04:15hrs 13/05/99.
20/05/99, 05:30hrs NORTH WALES 8 Dog Teams called to search for a 45yr old female from Wilburton Cambs. (possible suicide) found by SARDA WALES dog team, physically okay but confused. ( DOG FIND) incident closed at 12:00hrs.
20/05/99, 16:55hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 84yr old male from Widnes, returned home after spending time in Chorley. Incident closed at 03:30hrs, 21/05/99.
26/05/99, 10:00hrs PEAK DISTRICT 2 Dog Teams & 2 foot teams called to search for a missing walker on riverside between Matlock and Bakewell, found by police deceased. Incident closed at 12:00hrs.
02/06/99, 22:02hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 83yr old male missing from a residential home, found by police condition unknown. Incident closed at 01:30hrs 03/06/99.
03/06/99, 14:30hrs LAKES 3 Dog Teams called by radio (Keswick Base ) search for one missing person. Outcome/end of incident unknown.
04/06/99, 13:45hrs NORTH WALES 3 Dog Teams & SARDA WALES called to Wrexham police station to search for a 50yr old female, turned up at friends house okay. Incident closed at 19:20hrs.
05/06/99, 09:15hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 10yr old boy missing from home, found by brother. Incident closed at 16:20hrs.
06/06/99, 07:15hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team/police divers called to search for a 7yr old boy from Blackburn who had fallen in canal, found by police divers deceased. Incident closed at 14:15hrs 08/06/99.
13/06/99, 13:00hrs MID PENNINE 4 Dog Teams called to search for 20yr old depressed male from Todmorden, ran on to moorland after row with wife found by police. Incident closed at 15:30hrs.
19/06/99, 16:00hrs CHESHIRE 8 Dog Teams & 4 SARDA WALES teams called to search missing 15yr old girl from MALPAS, who had run away from home. Located by police. Incident closed at 22:00hrs.
20/06/99, 18:00hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 48yr old male missing from home, located by police in canal deceased. Incident closed 22/06/99 pm.
23/06/99, 15:51hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search Lever Park for a missing person, found by Police. Incident closed 16:27hrs.
02/07/99, 17:00hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to assist police to search for a 26yr old male missing from scrap yard, police suspected suspicious circumstances no more details. Stand down 21:30hrs.
06/07/99, 23:10hrs NORTH EAST 2 Dog Teams/3 foot teams called to search for an elderly male. Located by Swaledale SRT. Incident closed at 23:45hrs.
07/07/99, 16:23hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams & 2 foot teams called to search for a 37yr old male missing from home, person not found stand down at 22:30hrs.
09/07/99, 20:30hrs NORTH EAST 3 Dog Teams/1 foot team called to search for a 75yr old male from Bamburgh, found by foot team condition okay. Incident closed 10/07/99.
11/07/99, 10:30hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search woodland for a missing 70yr old male, found by foot team semi-conscious, incident closed at 14:00hrs.
11/07/99, 15:00hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to assist team to search for a 71yr old Asian male who had run away from his grandchildren, found by a farmer in a field near Nelson, incident closed at 17:00hrs,12/07/99.
12/07/99, 12:15hrs PEAK DISTRICT 2 Dog Teams called to help foot team to search woodland for a 36yr old suicidal male from Derby, located by f/team deceased, incident closed at 14:30hrs.
13/07/99, 23:00hrs PEAK DISTRICT 6 Dog Teams/3 foot teams called to search Rushup valley area after two separate reports to police from farmers about an aircraft in difficulty, neg/search. Incident closed at 04:00hrs,14/07/99.
16/07/99, 00:05hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to assist foot team to search for a 8yr old boy missing from home, returned home okay, incident closed 03:30hrs
23/07/99, 12:00hrs NORTH EAST 2 Dog Teams called to assist foot team to search wooded area for a 42yr old female who was denied access to mental hospital ran away, found by police in a confused state, incident closed at 17:00hrs
18/08/99, 06:00hrs PEAK DISTRICT 3 Dog Teams / 1 foot team called to search for male who went missing after domestic row, car found with various drugs in it, wife reported it after 3 days. Incident ongoing.
20/08/99, 09:30hrs SOUTH WEST 5 Dog Teams called to search for a 16yr old girl on holiday who went missing after argument, found by police ok. Stand down 11:00hrs
22/08/99, 23:00hrs NORTH EAST 1 Dog Team/3 foot teams called to search river Tee for 4 girls on D of E silver, found by foot team ok. Incident closed at 01:15hrs 23/08/99.
23/08/99, 08:30hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams called to search for elderly gent missing from home, found by police before search started. Incident closed 09:00hrs
25/08/99, 07:00hrs SOUTH WEST 3 Dog Teams called to search for 6 girls doing their D of E award who failed to turn up at their overnight RV. Found by police ok, incident closed at 12:00hrs.
25/08/99, 22:00hrs SOUTH WEST 3 Dog Teams/2 foot teams called to search for 35yr old male walker who was reported o/due at his hotel, located by police in hotel, incident closed at 06:00hrs 26/08/99.
26/08/99, 06:00hrs PEAK DISTRICT 4 Dog Teams/ 3 foot teams called to search for a 21yr old male student from Congleton, located by foot team (deceased). Incident closed at 12:33hrs.
26/08/99, 08:00hrs SOUTH WALES 2 Dog Teams called to search for a female missing from home, located by helicopter. Dogs stood down on route.
26/08/99-29/08/99 NORTH EAST 4 Dog Teams called to assist police in search for a for a missing 9yr old girl from Penshaw, located by police deceased 4/09/99.
28/08/99, 15:00hrs NORTH EAST 1 Dog Team called to search for a missing competitor in challenge walk, turned up at remote check point. Incident closed 16:00hrs.
03/09/99, 04:45hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search for missing 86yr old female, found unharmed at home address.
08/09/99, 06:00hrs PEAK DISTRICT 4 Dog Teams called to search for a depressed female, car found at Grindleford station, located by police helicopter condition o/d. incident closed 18:00hrs.
09/09/99 MID PENNINE 5 Dog Teams called to search for a 50yr old suicidal male missing from home, no more info.
11/09/99-12/09/99 SOUTH WEST 6 Dog Teams called to search for a 73yr old female suffering from Alzheimer's. Found in woods by foot team near home deceased. Incident closed 21/11/99.
16/09/99, 12:00hrs NORTH EAST 2 Dog Teams called to search for a depressed 45yr old male, person returned to car as teams were being deployed. Incident closed 14:30hrs.
20/09/99, 19:00hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams called to search for missing male with suicidal tendencies, located by navigator on route to incident. Incident 20:30hrs.
20/09/99, 21:00hrs SOUTH WEST 3 Dog Teams called to search for a suicidal male, left note and map, found by team member. Incident closed 24:00hrs.
21/09/99, 22:00hrs SOUTH WEST 4 Dog Teams called to search for a 39yr old male ,mentally handicapped missing from home. Located by police in river sat on a rock cold and wet. Incident closed at 08:00hrs 22/09/99.
25/09/99, 08:00hrs SOUTH WALES 3 Dog Teams called to search for a 11yr old girl missing near golf course (GOWER) located by police condition unknown. Incident closed 11:30hrs.
25/09/99, 14:15hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search for a missing 35yr old male from Huddersfield. Incident closed 19:30hrs.
25/09/99, 19:15hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams called to search for a young girl on the moor with 2 adults who are drug dependent, located by police as teams arrived at RV, incident closed at 21:00hrs
27/09/99, 19:30hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 73yr old male found wandering in Chorley, dropped off at home then went missing for 3 days, found by police, incident closed 30/09/99.
02/10/99, 21:20hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to search for two 9yr old boys missing in foul weather from Heywood, boys found unharmed locked in mill by security guards, incident closed at 07:30hrs 03/10/99.
09/10/99, 15:00hrs MID PENNINE 4 Dog Teams called to search hospital grounds for a 36yr old male patient who went on walkabout, found by police, incident closed at 18:00hrs.
19/10/99, 19:50hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to search for a depressed 42yr old male, found by police, incident closed at 20:15hrs.
19/10/99, 20:00hrs NORTH EAST 2 Dog Teams called to search farm land & river banks for a 72yr old male with memory loss, found in middle of a field confused/cold. (DOG FIND) incident closed 02:45hrs 20/10/99.
24/10/99, 14:00hrs MID PENNINES 4 Dog Teams called to search wooded area for a missing person from Bradford, person found confused by search team, incident closed at 17:30hrs 25/10/99.
28/10/99 NORTH EAST 3 Dog Teams called to search area around Flamborough Head for a 10yr old girl who had ran away, found by police, incident closed.
30/10/99, 21:00hrs SOUTH WEST 3 Dog Teams called to search coastline /rocks for a missing person when their yacht hit rocks at Heybrook Bay, three crew were winched off rocks by helicopter, missing member found in sea by coastguard deceased, incident closed at 10:00hrs 31/10/99.
31/10/99, 23:hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 17yr old female who had 1 ltr of wine & 3 cans of cider and taken a sleeping tablet, found by police, incident closed at 12:45hrs 1/11/99.
02/11/99 MID PENNINE 4 Dog Teams called to search for a 52yr old male from Bridgend S/Wales who went missing 2 months ago, police found car in a car park. Person turned at home following week.
05/11/99, 17:30hrs SOUTH WEST 1 Dog Team called, same incident as 21/09/99,person found by foot team, incident closed at 19:00hrs.
07/11/99, 07:00hrs NORTH EAST 4 Dog Teams + 1 SARDA Southern Scotland called to search for a 47yr old male who went missing in late September, last seen in Scotland. Teams called to search high priority area, found by police walking along road, incident closed at 17:00hrs.
07/11/99, 15:45hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to search moorland for a possible suicidal 25yr old male, found by police incident closed at 16:30hrs.
12/11/99, 12:15hrs MID PENNINE 3 Dog Teams called to search for a 70yr old male from Bolton, returned home on the 18th having walked back from Blackpool, dogs stood down at 18:00hrs 13/11/99.
16/11/99, 20:00hrs SOUTH WEST 6 Dog Teams/5 Dartmoor foot teams ,continuation of 11/09/99 incident, found by foot team in woods, (deceased) on the 21/11/99.
19/11/99, 23:30hrs NORTH WALES SARDA England, SARDA Wales 3 foot teams called to search for a 90yr old male who is 85% blind was reported missing when he failed to arrive for breakfast. Teams searched around home and river bank, person still missing, stand down 07:00hrs 20/11/99.
20/11/99, 13:30hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to search woodland and golf course areas for a 34yr old depressed male missing from home, found by police (deceased) stand down 19:30hrs.
21/11/99, 08:00hrs SOUTH WEST Incident as 16/11/99.
21/11/99, 11:05 MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to search farm land and copses for a 70yr old female who is depressed and suicidal, found by member of public hypothermic, incident closed 14:00hrs.
21/11/99, 12:34hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to search for a 70yr old female, found by police stood down 13:30hrs.
23/11/99, 13:30hrs SOUTH WEST 1 Dog Team called to search fields/hedgerows/riverbank for a 26yr old male believed to be under the influence of drugs who had ran off, stand down at 17:00hrs.
27/11/99, 09:00hrs SOUTH WEST As above, (DOG FIND), person in river incident closed at 10:50hrs.
26/11/99, 19:25hrs MID PENNINE 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 12yr old boy missing from school, boy returned home before search started, incident closed at 23:00hrs.
28/11/99, 14:30hrs MID PENNINE 1 Dog Team called to assist carry off, female walker had fractured ankle and ligament damage, incident closed at 16:00hrs.
04/12/99, 23:00hrs NORTH EAST 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 47yr old male suffering from senile dementia, found by police before handlers were deployed, incident closed at 01:30hrs 05/12/99.
05/12/99, 18:30hrs SOUTH WEST 2 Dog Teams called to search for a 78yr old male who failed to return to his car, located by foot team before handlers were deployed, incident closed 19:30hrs.
 
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