2010 Callouts
August
17 August 2010 16:45. Standby to assist WiltSAR search for a missing person in the COLERNE area of WILTSHIRE. Fortunately, the missing person was found safe and well by local search efforts prior to any dog team involvement.
10 August 2010 20:40. Callout to assist WiltSAR search for a missing 41 year old female in the WEST SWINDON area. Unfortunately, none of the team were available.
09 August 2010 07:12. Standby to assist Sussex Search Dogs who had been out all night searching for a diabetic 84 year old male who had gone missing in the EASTBOURNE area of EAST SUSSEX. The team were stood down at 09:43 when the male had been located.
05 August 2010 07:07. Day two of the search efforts to locate the missing female in NORTH BADDESLEY. On this occassion, the team were placed on standby as local search efforts had sufficient dogs and volenteers. ANDOVER SOUND NEWS: Missing Test Valley Woman
04 August 2010 18:30. Callout to assist HantSAR and LSDSouthern search for a missing 70 year old female with depression in the NORTH BADDESLEY area of HAMPSHIRE. Andy supported Ali and Archie from LSDSouthern before assisting local police conduct line searches well into the night. Daily Echo: Concern for 'agitated' Christine Watson
July
No callouts
June
25 June 2010. Callout to assist HantSAR search for a missing 14 year old suicidal female in the ALYLESFORD area of WINCHESTER. Matt and Charlie were stood down on route whilst search efforts flushed the girl out to safety.
24 June 2010. Callout to assist DorSAR search for a missing person in the GILLINGHAM area. Fortunately, the missing person was located safe and well by police, soon after the call for assistance was made.
23 June 2010. Callout to assist HantSAR search for a missing suicidal 16 year old female in ANDOVER. Unfortunately, no one in the team were available to attend.
22 June 2010. Callout to assist WILSAR search for a missing 13 year old boy in the FIFIELD BAVANT area near SALISBURY. Although no dogs were available, Andy was placed on standby should supports be needed for other dog teams.
16 June 2010. Planned search in the WISLEY area in SURREY. None of the team were available to assist with this search.
12 June 2010 23:22. Callout to assist LSD Southern in their search for a missing 9 and 12 year old boys, missing from a Care Home in the BEAULIEU area. Prior to the teams attendance, the two boys turned up safe and well, if not a little cold, wet and hungry.
10 June 2010 22:30. With just a few hours rest following the days earlier search, Matt and Charlie assisted HantSAR and Hampshire Constabulary search for a missing 65 year old female who, suffering with dementia, had gone missing since 1800 hrs from her home near HAMBLE. Matt and Charlie, supported by Joe from LSDSouthern, searched the south end of the QUEEN VICTORIA COUNTRY PARK, HAMBLE. The search was concluded in the early hours of the next morning. Click here to see the Google Maps track of area covered.
10 June 2010. Planned search assisting Dorset Police in the BURTON AREA. Matt and search dog Charlie searched BURTON ROUGH, BURTON with the support of Erica. This was a tough search area due to the amount of rhododendron bushes present which made the vegetation very dense and in some places impenetrable. The wind was relatively still within the wooded area and due to a short spell of rain prior to starting the search it was fairly damp underfoot. Click here to see the Google Maps track of area covered. UPDATE: BODY IN SEA CONFIRMED AS MISSING CHRISTCHURCH MAN.
May
21 May 2010. Callout to assist HantSAR and Hampshire Constabulary search for a despondent 30 year old male missing in BUNKERS HILL, near DENMEAD, HAMPSHIRE. Although no dogs were available to assist, the police search teams quickly located the male in a fairly poorly condition. He was then taken to hospital.
15 May 2010. Standby received from Kent Search dogs for a planned search for a missing female believed to be involved in the murder of her sister. The female, now believed to be despondent, was located by police prior to the teams involvement. BBC Online:Stabbed Kent Womans sister arrested.
14 May 2010. Standby received in the early hours of the morning to assist HantSAR and Hampshire Constabulary search for a missing 9 year old male with special needs missing since midnight that night. The male was located safe and well, prior to the teams assistance being required, having been outside all night.
11 May 2010. Callout to assist WilSAR and Wiltshire Police search for a missing despondent male in ERLESPOKE near DEVICES. Unfortunately, no one in the team were available to assist.
01 May 2010 00:30. Callout to assist DorSAR and Dorset Police search for a missing 74 year old lady, suffering from alzheimers. The lady had gone missing from East Bournemouth, KINGSPARK Area. She was found within the hour by a concerned member of the public prior to any team member being available.
April
05 April 2010 21:30 Callout to assist Hampshire Constabulary and HantSAR search for a missing 89 year old male in the BRAMLEY area near BASINGSTOKE. Matt and Charlie searched fields and woodland with the support of HantSAR. The male was eventually located safe and well in London! The following stories in the press refer... Concern over missing pensioner and Missing pensioner found.
March
28 March 2010 09:00 Callout to assist DorSAR and Dorset Police search for a missing despondent male in the WARMWELL area. Matt and Erica, with search dog Charlie, searched a disused pit prior to being stood down. The missing male's body was located by Vanessa and Pam with search dog Zoe from Lowland Search Dogs Southern (the Hampshire based dog team). Erica and Matt then assisted DorSAR by recovering the body. Our thoughts are with his friends and family. Click here to view the tributes in the Dorset Echo Article
26 March 2010 - Callout to BLEWBERRY near DIDCOT. Missing 46 year old despondent male. Unfortunately, there were still no team members available.
26 March 2010 - Callout to HASTINGS, East Sussex. Missing despondent female. Unfortunately, no team members were available.
25 March 2010 - Callout HAILSHAM north of EASTBOURNE, missing elderly lady. Unfortunately, no team members were available.
05 March 2010 09:54 - Callout to assist HantSAR search for a missing 83 year old female, suffering from dementia, in the HYTHE area of HAMPSHIRE. Matt and Charlie searched a small but dense section of woodland within a housing estate, assisted by Sandy from DorSAR. The team had other areas to search but were stood down a third of the way into the search when one of HantSAR's foot based teams located the female.
03 March 2010 22:48 - Standby to assist Dorset Police and Portland Coastguard. A 13 year old boy went missing from school and was last seen heading towards HENGISTBURY HEAD, SOUTHBOURNE. Concerns were growing as the night was getting colder and colder and enquiries with the boys friends offered no further leads. The team were stood down within the hour when he turned up at home, safe and well.
01 March 2010 22:23 - Callout to assist DorSAR and Portland Coastguard look for a missing 19 year old girl in the LANEHOUSE area of WEYMOUTH. The girl was last seen the night before camping in a field. Matt and Rob searched with Charlie but were stood down approximately 15 minutes into the search when she was located safe and well by coastguard personnel.
February
19 February 2010 20:20 - Callout to assist Dorset Police in their efforts to find a missing male from WEYMOUTH. His car was located near PUDDLETOWN HEATH, DORCHESTER. Unfortunately no one from the team were available. Despite this, search teams from across the south assisted in the search effort. The following media articles relate: Bournemouth & Poole Echo 1 and Bournemouth & Poole Echo 2 Unfortunately, a few days later the male was discovered deceased Dorset Echo Article
16 February 2010 19:50 - Callout to assist HantSAR and LSD Southern. A group of cyclists had located a body but were unable to refind the location after having raised the alarm. Matt and Cath, with search dog Charlie were on route but were stood down half an hour later when the body was located.
16 February 2010 11:49 - Standby to assist LSD Sussex. A planned early evening search for on going efforts to find a missing 52 year old female in the HAYWARDS HEATH area. Within an hour of the standby notification, she was located in a field by a helicopter involved in the search and airlifted to hospital. Consequently the team were stood down and were not needed.
08 February 2010 14:46 - Callout to assist HantSAR and Lowland Search Dogs - Southern. A 12 and 4 year old, in the LORDSWOOD area of SOUTHAMPTON, had been missing since the morning. Matt with search dog Charlie were available to respond with Andy and Rob supporting. The team were stood down 9 minutes later when the two children were located safe and well nearby.
06 February 2010 10:33 - Standby to assist HantSAR search for a 50 year old despondent male in WARSASH, HAMPSHIRE. Matt and Andy were available but were stood down 28 minutes later when the male turned up safe and well.
January
28 January 2010 20:20 - Callout to assist Portland and Solent Coastguard search for a despondent 15 year old girl who had gone missing somewhere along the Dorset / Hampshire coastal border. A large search operation was being mounted by the coastguard prior to Andy and Matt's arrival. The girl was located safe and well.
28 January 2010 16:15 - Callout to assist Portland Coastguard search for a male who reported that he had fallen off of his bike, broken his ankle and was trapped in mud, near water. Matt and Andy responded with search dog Charlie. The team were stood down on arrival when the male was located by the coastguard helicopter. He wasn't trapped in mud, he was only near a puddle and didn't have an ankle injury. Unfortunately, the male in question enjoys the attention and likes to set up situations to keep emergency services on their toes.
15 January 2010 15:00 - The teams second callout to assist WiltSAR in one day. Unfortunately no team members were available to assist.
15 January 2010 03:13 - Callout to assist WiltSAR search for a missing female who could not be found after her vehicle span off the road into a ditch. Matt and Charlie responded arriving at CROCKERTON an hour and a half after departure. Fifteen minutes later, the lady was found safe and well by police.
02 January 2010 - Standby to assist HantSAR search for a missing 87 year old female in Southampton. The female was found safe and well in the PORTSWOOD area after urban search efforts by the foot based teams.
02 January 2010 - The second standby of the day. Standby to assist HantSAR search for a missing 61 year old female in Southampton. Dogs were not required on this occasion.