Early in the morning of Thursday 22nd of February, 2024, the team was callout out by Devon and Cornwall Police to help support a major incident in the Keyham area of Plymouth. Approximately 4000 homes within a 300m radius exclusion zone needed evacuating following the discovery of an unexploded WW2...
At 19:40 on Saturday the 3rd of February 2024, the team was called out by Devon & Cornwall Police to assist in the rescue of 2 people trapped in an abandoned mine in East Cornwall. Our volunteers rapidly mobilised to support our friends and colleagues in East Cornwall Search & Rescue Team, alongsi...
On the 5th June at 8:30am the team was called out to attend a search for lost dog Kini, last spotted near Labrador Bay between Torquay and Shaldon.
Six team members headed out to search the area that Kini was last seen in. Due to the nature of the landscape and high cliffs, abseiling was needed t...
On the evening of 13th October 2022, Devon Cave Rescue Organisation were involved in a multi agency Rescue of a dog trapped underground at Haytor, Dartmoor.
Shortly after 1930hrs we were called out by our collegues and friends at Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team - Ashburton to assist them and our...
Whilst on a multi-agency training exercise with Devon & Cornwall Police and a number of other rescue teams, one of the party came across an injured member of the public who had a suspected dislocated patella following a fall.
First aid was administered and, in a combined effort from the training t...
Today saw DevCRO called out to the North of the county to help in the ongoing search for a high risk missing person in the Coombe Martin area.
HM Coastguard had done an initial search of the area and located a cave system that they felt needed searching. DevCRO team members searched these tight an...
Team members from Devon Cave Rescue Organisation were among those involved in the major rescue from Cwm Dwr / Ogof Ffynnon Ddu in South Wales this weekend.
The casualty, having sustained multiple injuries as a result of a fall, had to be extracted by stretcher through Top Entrance. This route is...
Less than 12 hours after the previous callout Devon CRO were tasked by Devon & Cornwall Police to assist with an ongoing multi-agency search for a high-risk missing person in North Devon on the edge of the Exmoor National Park.
A small team travelled from our base in Buckfastleigh to assist with t...
Devon CRO was called by DSRT Ashburton to assist in the ongoing search for a missing person who went for a run and did not return. Concerned for his wellbeing, and having identified two mines in the area that the missing person might have entered, Devon CRO was tasked with the search.
These were s...
This evening Devon Cave Rescue Organisation were alerted to a small party of overdue cavers in Pridhamsleigh Cavern. A small number of team members were able to confirm the overdue parties car was still parked up so a decision was made to mobilise the team.
Whilst the team was mobilising a rescue...
This afternoon DCRO were activated and successful in the rescue of a lovely young dog called Freya from Morwell Rocks in the Tamar Valley.
The team was initially called out by Devon Lost Dog Search & Rescue. Upon arriving on scene it became apparent that Freya was trapped approximately 60 meters...
Storm Dennis now seems to be on the way out. The West Country certainly took a bashing.
DCRO were pleased to be able to support Devon and Cornwall Police, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue along with the other voluntary Search and Rescue teams.
For some of the time the team were based at Bovey...
In the evening of the 31st of January a number of members deployed in the team's emergency vehicles to join the multi-agency response assisting members of the public stranded in the snow on Haldon Hill, Devon.
A male (25) was reported missing. Police intelligence indicated that the missing person knew the area well. Devon CRO conducted a surface search and an inspection of numerous open mineshafts
21 team members attended for 5 hours and 45 mins.
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A party of three became overdue because of a high tide at the adit entrance, but were able to make a safe exit before the team members left their HQ.
3 team members attended for 1 hour and 50 mins.
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The police requested assistance with a search for a missing person, by descending and checking a mine shaft and undertaking a surface search.
7 team members attended for 7 hours.
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Asked to give advice and search caves in Chudleigh Rocks area for vulnerable missing male. Missing person found deceased by Ashburton DSRT and Police team.
6 team members attended for 1 hours and 50 minutes.
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Assist Devon and Cornwall Police & Ashburton DSRT with search for missing person as part of operation 'SEEKER'. The team search two culverts the third having no access past a steel grill. Nothing was found of interest to the investigation. Two gas detection units used
10 team members attended for...
A suspected body and light was seen in the lake at Pridhamsleigh Cavern – the report was made by an instructor from an outdoor activity centre. He informed Devon Cave Rescue directly - the team then advised Devon and Cornwall Police.
The scene (cave) was declared a “crime scene” until further deta...
Two adults leading a school group of 8 students fell approximately 3m down a small blind pitch whilst traversing around the edge. The second caver slipped and knocked the first caver down the pitch, landing on top of him, who suffered serious fractured leg injuries. The second caver was unhurt and m...
Young lady reported in distress and "missing" in Hembury Woods, search by police located possible disturbance at head of Mine shaft. DCRO asked to investigate as the shaft could be possible disposal site. Nothing found.
3 team members attended for 5 hours and 30 mins.
Member of guided caving party (f16) slipped between boulders in a wet area of the cave. Suspected fractured femur and hypothermia evident. Stretchered to the surface and handed to waiting Air Ambulance.
22 team members attended for 2 hours.
Assistant leader of caving party (f19) fell some 1 1/2 metres to floor, suffering suspected spinal injuries and non-epileptic fits. Treated at scene by paramedic cave rescue personnel and stretchered to surface. Air Ambulance evacuated the caver to hospital.
32 team members attended for 3 hours an...
On the 30th Jan at 6:10pm I received a call from the Police with reference to a Dog down a mine at the Bottle Mine / Hemmerdon area on the outskirts of Plympton.
The dog had possibly vanished down the shaft at approx 3:30pm. The owner of the dog searched the woods for some time in case the dog had...
Search of mine shafts and adits for missing person following an abduction of female (40). Nothing found.
6 team members attended for 6 hours.
At 21.05 on Wednesday 16th November 2005 I received a telephone call from Devon & Cornwall Police requesting the assistance of DCRO in searching for a missing youth or youths (age and numbers unknown) who had entered a storm drain in Barnstaple, at this stage there was no reports of missing children...
Called by police to search various mines and caves for a missing female (16) missing for some 4 weeks. Nothing found.
11 team members attended for 22 hours.
Assist Devon and Cornwall Police Force Support Group with search and excavation of a small cave in the Pridhamsleigh area, that recent intelligence suggested could be a body deposition location. Nothing found.
3 team members attended for 4 hours.
Police reported a 42yrd old male missing from home for a number of days. Search of a number of small caves and woodland in the Torbryan area that may be used as locations to sleep rough in.
7 team members attended for 4 hours.