A search was conducted for a missing 70yr old male who had become lost on the Millenium Way. He was still in contact with Police my mobile phone and could identify a large orange digger close by. Jim and Navigator John Callow with star started searching from Black Hut south. Matt and PC Tony with lola were deployed from the north and with local assistance made a visual on the missing person. Lola then produced a good sequence to take them to the missing person.
Other Civil Defence volunteers arrived on scene with Jim and star and the male was walked off the hill and taken by Civil Defence Landrover to the Polsa, who took him to hospital to be checked over.
Matt with lola and Jim with star were called out to Port Erin to search for a woman likely to cause self harm. They arrived at the scene at 23.30 where Coastguards and the Lifeboat had commenced their search of the beach and cliffs.
The woman was located by Police and the teams stood down.
Jim with search dog Star were called out by the police at 14.15hrs to search for a missing male in Maughold area. Arriving at 14.45hrs Jim was given the assistance of a Ramsey Coastguard to act as a navigator. After to 10 minutes of searching to the East of Port-e-Vullen the man had been located by the police outside the search area and the team was stood down.
Matt with Search dog Lola were called out to the tromode area to search for a vulnerable missing person. They commenced searching at 14.00 hrs with Jim and star ready to take over after two hours. Before the change over the missing person was re-classified to hiding where Sarda's role ended.
The joint control room rang at 2.30am on Sunday 15th March to search for a 10 year old girl missing in the Onchan area from the previous evening. Jim Macgregor & Star with Lissa Barklie navigating commenced searching parklands and comercial areas at 2.55am. The police located the girl safe and well at 3.30am and the team were stood down.
On Thursday 12th Feb, Matt with Lola and Jim with Star were called out at 20:10 to search for a missing male in the Groudle area. Matt searched the cliffs to the North of where the Mispers car was located with a Police search dog also in attendance. Jim Searched South of the car on the cliffs towards Onchan. The area was extensively searched until 21:30 when a body was located by Douglas lifeboat crew below vertical cliffs between the two search areas. Jim & Star with Nick navigating continued to search Groudle railway and Groudle Glen until the body found had been positively identified and the search was called off at 22:40.
A red flare had been seen by two properties close to Sulby Reservoir. Jim with Star (Jon Whiting navigating) and Matt with Lola (Ralph Jackson navigating) met at the RV at Sulby Reservoir. The all island rescue group was assembling. Matt was deployed to the NE side of Sulby Reservoir and then Druidale farm and towards the water splash. Jim was deployed to the Brandywell Road working on the moors towards Brandywell Cottage. At 22.30 the teams were stood down with nothing located and no missing persons reported.
Jim Macgregor & Star with navigator Lissa Barklie were called at 11:30pm to search for a vulnerable missing male. The search commenced at 11:40pm around industrial estates, Douglas Golf Course and surrounding areas. The team were stood down at 2:30am after no trace was found. The area searched was the last known location of the Missing person. Located by Police at 5:05am driving his car.
A call was made at 18.30 for a Missing Person in the Glen Maye area. Both Matt Creer with Lola and Jim Macgregor with Star were deployed. Both were initially tasked to clear fields above a glen in the Glen Maye area commencing at 19.00hrs. The dogs searched from oppposite ends finally clearing a large house with its grounds. The teams were then redeployed with Jon Whiting as navigator for Jim and John Callow as navigator for Matt. Matt & Lola were then tasked with clearing the Mispers home area, proceeding on to search Patrick Church and grounds. Meanwhile Jim & Star were deployed to search the coastline further south. At 22:30 the Misper was located by Police and the teams were stood down. This proved a very succesful search with Coastguard, Fire Service, Police, Civil Defence and the Search Dogs all working closely together for a successful outcome.
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