Dave Mason and his trustee collie, Megan, battled snow filled roads to assist in the search for two people who reported themselves lost on Kinder Scout.  Despite their valiant efforts, the casualties were located by MR team members before Megan had a chance to stretch her legs on Jacob’s Ladder.

Search Dog Megan and Handler Dave Mason were called together with two other SARDA  dog units to search an area of land either side of the River Lathkill after local residents had heard shouts for help. 

Nothing was found.

Dave Mason, handler of search-dog Megan, together with four other Peak District search dogs were called as part of a major, four team search of Kinder Scout.

For the full report see same titled post in team Call-outs.

Two Peak District dog handlers including our own, Dave Mason with Search Dog Megan, were called by Nottinghamshire police following the discovery of an abandoned car in Sherwood Forest.

The dogs assisted police search teams in woodland and dense undergrowth in the vicinity of the parked car which was known to belong to a high risk missing person from Lincolnshire.  The search concluded at 3.00 pm with nothing having been located but police enquiries will continue.

Search Dog, Megan, together with Search Dog, Biscuit, from Buxton, and Edale MR teams respectively, were requested to assist Derby MRT with a search of Black Rocks following a report from two walkers who were lost and without lighting.

Derbyshire Police helicopter was also deployed which quickly located the couple who were escorted to the safety of the roadside.

Buxton search dogs, Cap and Megan, were both called together with three other search dogs to assist Derbyshire and Yorkshire police forces in the search for a missing vulnerable male from Sheffield.  Edale and Glossop rescue teams were also called after police had found a vehicle belonging to the missing person in the Baslow area.  Despite an intense seven hour search nothing was found and police enquiries are continuing.

Four Peak District SARDA dogs including Buxton’s Megan were called late on a cold and very wet night to assist Glossop MRT in the search for a vulnerable female from Sheffield.

Police had located the missing woman’s car near to Bottoms Reservoir close to Glossop and Glossop MRT, a PDMRO water search team and a RAF Search & Rescue helicopter were all called out.

The woman was located about 05.00 hours by M.R. team members not far from the road.  She had been submerged and was very cold but otherwise unharmed.

Buxton Search Dog, Megan, with handler, Dave Mason, called with two other dogs for a search of Kinder Scout.

See team incident on Friday 4th September for details.

Buxton Search Dog Handler, Dave Mason, with his trusty friend, Megan, were called in the evening to assist Derby MRT in a search for a missing man around Breadsall village near Derby.

Twenty members of Derby team with two search dogs were to assist police to look for an 83 year old man who had last been seen some six hours earlier.  The man was located safe and well by team members within two hours of the initial call-out.  He had descended a steep wooded embankment near to his home and had been unable to …

Search Dog, Cap, with handler, Malcolm Bowyer, were called late afternoon to respond together with three other Peak District search dogs to assist Derby MRT look for a missing man at Matlock.

The search concentrated on woodland at Lumsdale, north west of Matlock, where it was thought a despondent male may have been hiding.  Despite a three hour search for the 39 year old man, who was thought to have a quantity of  tablets with him, nothing was found and the search was called off at 21.00 hours.