Border Search and Rescue

21:
16/12/07

Callout to assist TVMRT with search of Oxgangs area of Edinburgh for a missing person. Person was located safe and well by police around noon.

48
man
hours

20:
06/12/07

Urgent callout to female schoolgirl who had injured her knee whilst gorge-walking in the Lammermuirs near Dunbar. Girl evacuated succesfully by helicopter with assistance from team member. Rest of team stood down en route.

12
man
hours

19:
12/10/07

Callout to assist TVMRT with a missing dog walker near the Oxgangs area of Edinburgh. Woman located safe and well following lengthy search. Transpired she had climbed into ravine to collect dog's ball and was unable to climb out again.

120
man
hours

18:
07/09/07

Callout to an injured hillwalker in the Cheviots above Hindhope. Female walker had injured her knee and was unable to walk further. Team deployed and treated woman before evacuating her to hospital.

75
man
hours

17:
02/09/07

Urgent callout to search for a missing person. Uncomfirmed sightings had placed him near to the River Tweed at Kelso. Police located the man whilst team were assembling at Kelso Police Station

12
man
hours

16:
21/08/07

Woman called 999 from her mobile to report she was lost in thick mist on the Cheviot Plateau, possibly near Auchope Cairn. Team immediately went to the location and treated the woman for exposure before walking her off to a team vehicle.

60
man
hours

15:
08/08/07

Team called to assist TVMRT with a search for a missing 11 year old girl in the Edinburgh area. She was eventually traced by police safe and well following an intensive search.

80
man
hours

14:
28/07/07

Team contacted and placed on standby regarding a missing person in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh. Police happy to have SARDA only in the end, and no action required by team.

n/a

13:
17/07/07

Rideout Casualty Near Sweethope. A girl fallen from a horse with possible spinal injuries and concussion had to be treated by team medics before being evacuated to a road and handed over to Ambulance Service.

4
man
hours

12:
11/07/07

Ambulance service contacted team requesting assistance to evacuate injured Mountain Biker. Ascertained that incident was in Tweed Valley area and passed to them. No team action required.

n/a

11:
06/07/07

Team called out to search for missing person in Haddington area. Person found safe and well as team were assembling at Haddington Police Station.

10
man
hours

10:
27/06/07

Team asked to assist TVMRT and SARDA with a search for a depsondant person in the Livingston area. Team used to search rough ground and woodlands to north of Deans area, along with an RAF helicopter. Nothing Found (the woman was located safe and well 2 weeks later)

50
man
hours

09:
25/06/07 &
26/06/07

Callout to search the tweed whilst in spate for a missing Kelso man following the discovery of a car at Leaderfoot Bridge. Tweed Valley MRT and the Borders Underwater Search Team were also called out. Despite two days of intensive searching nothing was found.

250
man
hours

08:
14/06/07

Team called out following quad bike accident near Duns. 1 male casualty dead on arrival. Evacuated from river bank to road side. Air ambulance also in attendance. (fatality)

20
man
hours

07:
05/05/07

Team placed on Standby around midnight again for a missing 17 year old girl in the Dunbar area. Team stood down an hour later when police enquiries traced her to Falkirk Bus Station.

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06:
03/05/07

Team paged at midnight to search for 82 Year-old woman missing from a nursing home in Dunbar, East Lothian. Team members quickly assembled and were assisted by SARDA dogs. The Coastguard, Lifeboat and Rescue 131 (RAF Boulmer) were also involved, resulting in the lady being found safe and well around 5am.

50
man
hours

05:
04/04/07

Callout to assist Tweed Valley MRT with a search for a missing person in the Corstorphine area. Team stood down en route as the man was located. (Fatality)

3
man
hours

04:
31/03/07

Callout to Cheviot Hills following a 999 call for a collapsed male walker. Casualty evacuated by Air Ambulance as team were en route to scene. (Fatality)

9
man
hours

03:
07/02/07

Team stood by to assist Tweed Valley MRT with a search for a missing person in Bathgate area. Team stood down when misper turned up safe and well an hour later.

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02:
05/02/07

Team stood by to assist Tweed Valley MRT with a search for a missing person in Edinburgh. Misper turned up shortly afterwards and team were stood down.

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01:
07/01/07

Team paged to assist Fire Service and Borders Underwater Search Team after a man was seen clinging to debris in the River Tweed at Kelso's Rennie Bridge. Fortunately the man survived and was evacuated by the three services.

Read the BBC news online article here.

8
man
hours