Search Dog Megan, with handler Dave Mason, called to assist Edale in the search for a missing 19 year old vulnerable person in the Baslow area.
The imminent onset of darkness and light snow increased the urgency of the search. Fortunately, the missing person was soon located by another agency some distance away from the initial search area.
Search Dog Megan, with handler Dave Mason, called to assist Edale MRT in the search for a missing vulnerable 70 year old person around Ringinglow near Sheffield.
Fortunately, before the search really got underway, the man was located by a member of the public and treated by the ambulance service.
Search Dog Megan with handler, team member, Dave Mason, called to assist in a three team search of Kinder Scout for a vulnerable man. See team call-out 80.
Search Dog Megan with handler, Dave Mason, called to assist Woodhead and Edale rescue teams with the search for a vulnerable missing person in the Damflask Reservoir area to the north west of Sheffield. Seven other SARDA dogs also responded from a national training course being held in the Peak District. During the course of the search an MRT foot section sadly located a deceased male inside the search area.
Search Dog Megan and handler, Dave Mason, called to assist Glossop and Woodhead MRT’s with the search for the driver of a car that had crashed earlier that day on the A628 Woodhead Pass.
Initial police enquiries had failed to locate the driver and concerns were raised for his safety due to the location and prevailing weather conditions. The driver was located by an MRT search section. He was treated for hypothermia and taken to hospital.
Buxton Search Dog Megan with handler, Dave Mason, called to assist Derby Mountain Rescue Team. The rescue team was involved in an ongoing search for a vulnerable 60 year old male who had been missing for over 24 hours. The search area included woodland and brush in the vicinity of the hospital.
No trace was found of the man and Derbyshire Police enquiries are ongoing.
Team Search Dog Megan with handler, Dave Mason, were called to support the rescue team in a the search for an elderly woman and her son lost around Youlgreave. A search dog handler from Edale MRT also assisted.
Search Dog, Megan, with S.A.R.D.A. handler Dave Mason called to support Buxton MRT in a search for an 18 year old student on Kinder Scout. See team call-out 60.
Search Dog Megan with handler Dave Mason called to assist with a search of Kinder Scout by Kinder MRT for two lost walkers. Attempts to use SARLOC (text message locating system) had failed and a helicopter search was ruled out because of bad weather. Two other Peak District Search Dogs were also involved before the casualties were eventually located near to Crowden Head.
The two were than assisted from the hill by members of Kinder MRT.
When the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation’s “Kinder Search Plan” was initiated to search for two men missing on Kinder plateau, Buxton’s Search Dog Megan and handler Dave Mason were soon on their way to take part. See team call No. 5.
Megan and Dave were stood down whilst still on route when it was reported that both men had been located in Edale.