Incident Location Listing
Tweed Valley MRT
This report covers the period from: 01/11/2006 to: 31/10/2007.
Bathgate (Search - Non-mountain) 06/02/2007
Alarm raised when misper failed to return to his home (Scottish Association for Mental Health). Team tasked to search
open areas and tracks around home and route to friend's home.
Bonaly Country Park, Edinburgh (Search - Non-mountain) 19/10/2007
Request to assist in search for missing 77yr old lady from Bonaly. Police located safe in country park as team
contacted. Misper had been missing since previous evening.
Caerketton Craigs, Pentland Hills (Hill Walking) 10/10/2007
Unclear but suspect slipped and fell. No confirmed name or age but approx 60-70 yrs. No witnesses to accident. Found
by dog-walker. Suspected to have happened on 9/10/07
Canada Hill, Near Peebles (Local Incident) 08/04/2007
Team requested to assist fire service by using landrovers to transport fire-fighters onto hill to tackle heather fire.
Corstorphine Hill (Search - Non-mountain) 04/04/2007
Search on Corstorphine Hill for man missing after going for walk. Found by Police in an area identified for search but not
allocated to MRT.
Cramond Area Of Edinburgh (Search - Non-mountain) 05/02/2007
Misper did not report for work. Know to be suicidal - had left notes and previously discussed methods. Team asked to
search areas around Crammond shore and woodlands. Misper located by Police.
Denholm/ancrum (Search - Non-mountain) 19/11/2006
Search for teenage girl in countryside who had called for ambulance and then disappeared. Snow falling. Found by police on roads not far from LKP.
Edinburgh (Search - Non-mountain) 14/12/2006
Search for misper in Livingston. team searched areas around home and walks. Located by bus company sleeping on
bus at depot in Edinburgh, confused and not knowing where he was.
Edinburgh Area (Search - Non-mountain) 02/05/2007
Team called for misper in Edinburgh area but stood down within 30 minutes. Located by police.
Edinburgh Area (Search - Non-mountain) 27/07/2007
Request for assistance for misper search in (Edinburgh??) area. Stood down before team mobilised. No further details
available for report.
Edinburgh, Kaimes Area (Search - Non-mountain) 08/08/2007
Request to assist with search for missing school girl. Found safe by Police at another address after being missing from
previous day.
Edinburgh, Water Of Leith (Search - Non-mountain) 12/10/2007
Seach for woman missing while walking dog. Dog found in area thought to be unusual for misper. No apparent reasons
for disappearance. SARDA find at first light on day 2. Fallen down steep banking.
Garvald (Search - Non-mountain) 23/11/2006
Search for missing man from retreat (missing since 18/11/07). Nothing found by team on dy of search but body located
by police helicopter on day 2.
Glentress Mtb Routes (Mountain Biking) 22/07/2007
Request to assist with evacuation of MTB casualty. Team arrived and assisted airlift by RN Gannet.
Glentress Mtb Routes (Mountain Biking) 29/07/2007
Requested to assist SAS with evacuation of MTB casualty. Team assisted with smoke for SAS helicopter and stretcher
carry from accident site to helimed.
Haddington (Search - Non-mountain) 06/07/2007
Requested to assist with misper search in Haddington. Put on standby at 0700 and stood down at 0910. Not required to
attend.
Haddington (Search - Non-mountain) 23/11/2006
Search for missing person near Haddington. Found by police as team arrived. team then redeployed onto new incident
number 06-38.
Hawick, Nursing Home (Search - Non-mountain) 17/09/2007
Requested to assist with search for elderly man missing from nursing home in Hawick. As team being briefed, found by police dog in grounds. Team used to evacuate misper from top of steep slope.
Hill Area Near Tweedsmuir (Local Incident) 13/04/2007
Request to assist Fire Service by transporting fire-fighters onto hill using team landrovers.
Huntly Burn Unit, Melrose (Search - Non-mountain) 17/10/2007
Contacted re search for misper from hospital. However, since person considered to be potentially violent and may have
weapon, TL considered that attendance was not appropriate for team at this stage.
Innerleithen (Search - Non-mountain) 12/02/2007
Request to search for misper. Stood down after 40 mins when misper found safe by police in Galashiels. Misper elderly
but no further information available. Called off before teams arrived at RV.
Innerleithen Downhill Mtb Trail (Mountain Biking) 21/10/2007
Request to assist evacuation of injured mountain biker. Shoulder injury and had been unconscious. SAS completed
evacuation as team arrived on scene.
Innerleithen X-country Mtb Trails (Mountain Biking) 13/10/2007
Team asked to assist SAS with evacuation of injured Mountain Biker from cross-country route. Small team attended but
not used as casualty had been recovered safely.
Jedburgh (Animal Rescue) 28/05/2007
Asked for assistance to retrieve cat which had fallen onto ledge (request from SSPCA via Police). Called off before
mobilised.
Jedburgh (Search - Non-mountain) 31/08/2007
Requested to assist with search for misper in Jedburgh. Put on standby and then stood down after 1 hour. Found by
police. No further details available for report.
Leaderfoot Viaduct And River Tweed (Search - Non-mountain) 25/06/2007
Team requested to search river banks for person suspected to have jumped off viaduct to commit suicide. Nothing found
on day and BSARU continued on day 2. Found later (no details for this report)
Linlithgow (Search - Non-mountain) 21/04/2007
Team requested to assist with search for misper in Linlithgow. Stood down before team fully mobilised. Found safe by
police.
Livingston (Search - Non-mountain) 24/03/2007
Request for assistance to search for misper who went missing from hospital geriatric ward in Livingston. Located by
Police safe and well before team fully mobilised.
Livingston (Search - Non-mountain) 27/06/2007
Team requested to assist with search for missing 41yr old female in Livingston. Stood down after searching for day with
no result. Found 16 days later in Fife and taken to hospital.
Livingston (Search - Non-mountain) 23/08/2007
Requested to assist with search for 75yr old man with dementia missing from home. Team stood down when sister called from Peterhead to say man with her. No info as to how he got there!
Melrose (Search - Non-mountain) 01/11/2006
Search fo rmissing vulnerable male (24) overdue after stepping out of hospital for a smoke. Potentially suicidal. Located
by police on road near to hospital.
Melrose (Search - Non-mountain) 05/11/2006
Search for same person as in incident 33. Ran from hospital, perhaps frightened by fireworks. Found by team member
near to road after hiding in scrub woodlands.
Minch Moor Track (Mountain Biking) 27/06/2007
Team requested to assist with evacuation of mountain-biker but stood down before deployment.
Newcastleton (Search - Non-mountain) 02/06/2007
Team called to assist with search for elderly man (80's) missing from Newcastleton. Called off before team mobilised.
Found by police. No further details of this incident.
Newcastleton Forest Area (Mountain Biking) 24/08/2007
Requested to assist with search for 16yr old boy overdue after going for cycle in newcastleton forest. Found by police on
forest road as team mobilised to RV.
Not Available (Search - Non-mountain) 03/08/2007
Callout for misper but cancelled before team mobilised. No further details available for the report.
Not Available (Search - Non-mountain) 10/09/2007
Called out for misper at 0244hrs and then immediately stood down. No further details available for report at this stage.
Peebles (Search - Non-mountain) 13/12/2006
Requested to assist with search for misper deemed to be suicidal. Located safe by police as team on standby to
mobilise.
Peebles Area (Search - Non-mountain) 12/01/2007
Search for misper last seen in nursing home in Fife. Know to sometimes camp out in Peebles area. Nothing found on
day of search but body found 2 days later by MoP.
Penicuik (Search - Non-mountain) 22/05/2007
Team called to assist with search for elderly male missing since 1200hr in Penicuik area. Located safe by police as
team enroute to RV.
Pin Crag, Innerleithen (Animal Rescue) 04/02/2007
Rescue of dog that had fallen down crag face.
River Tweed (Local Incident) 12/06/2007
Team put on standby as a result of MET Office flash flood warnings. Request from L&BFRS via police. Standby 20
members for 4 hours. Not used.
Roberton (Search - Non-mountain) 23/12/2006
Search for missing female, possibly with 5yr old child, in countryside area. Traced to local hospital as team being
deployed into area.
Selkirk (Search - Non-mountain) 11/02/2007
Callout to assist in search for missing person. Called off after 0.5hr before team deployed. No further details available for
this report.
Tweedbank (Search - Non-mountain) 14/11/2006
Missing 77yr old man on disabled scooter! Search around possible routes from home. Found at 0445hrs lying in rough
ground after scooter overturned in darkness and he could not get up.
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