Lea Bridge, south east of Matlock Bath

  • Call out for year: 5
  • Date: 17/05/19
  • Time: 10:45 pm
  • Grid ref: SK 31886 56253
  • Type of incident: Non mountain (Police) Search vulnerable person(1)
  • Team members involved: 1
  • Time taken: 3 hours 10 minutes
  • Total man hours: 3 hours

Incident report

Search dog handler Dave and dog Griff were called to assist Derbyshire Constabulary with the search for a missing male in the Lea Bridge Area. Dave and Griff were joined by Ian Bunting and Search Dog Bolt from Edale MRT. The dogs and handlers, along with colleagues from Derby MRT were stood down around 2am the following morning  as the Police received further information that the missing person might not be in the search area.

The missing person was later found safe and well.

Picture of Griff, (and Meg in the background)

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