Incidents

Our assistance was requested by Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue to help them search for a high risk missing young male possibly in the Blackford Hill area in Edinburgh. 10 of our team members responded, and helped to search steep ground and surrounding fields.  There was little intelligence to go on, and nothing was found. 

The team were called out again to search for a high risk missing female from the Lauder area. Team members searched during the night around where her car had been found, but were called out again in the morning when further intelligence suggested a wider search area. With help from Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue, Police helicopters, The Border Water Rescue Team and SARDA search dogs, the casualty was found safe, and will receive further support from mental health services. 13 team members were involved overnight, and 11 for the continued search in the morning. 

Continuing our busy June, flashing lights were reported to be seen coming from North Berwick Law, and the Police called us out to investigate. Two team members found a person camping on top of the hill, and after talking to him, were satisfied that he did not need our assistance and was quite happy to continue his camp.  8 Team members responded.

The team were called out to assist our neighbouring team, Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue, in their search for a high risk missing female. Nothing was found that night, and the teams reconvened the next morning with a widened search area. Sadly a body was discovered after receiving further intelligence and our team assisted in her recovery. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. 10 team members were involved.

A female walker had slipped on the riverbank and injured her ankle, being unable to weight bear. With the help of the farmer at Roxburgh Mill, BSARU made the casualty comfortable and transported her to our waiting vehicle. We then took her to the Borders General Hospital ato avoid a long wait for an ambulance. 

This callout mistakenly came to our team instead of our neighbouring team, Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue, to assist an injured mountain biker who had fallen down a ravine.   Although the call was passed to TVMRT, one of our team members was actually very close to the locus and saw the initial callout, and offered his help to TVMRT. They accepted this gratefully, and he was involved in a technical extracation of the casualty to a waiting ambulance.

The team were providing first aid cover for the Yetholm Hill Race when one of the runners injured her knee on Latchly Hill. The nearest stationed team members reached and assessed her, provided some shelter, strapped up the knee to provide support and gave pain relief. Our nearest Landrover then transported her back to race control.   Thanks to Norham Running Club marshalls for also assisting! 

The team were requested at 1600hrs by the police to assist with a body recovery. A limited number of team members attended and the tasking was completed by 1920hrs. 

The team were put on Stand By at 1400hrs to potentially search for a High Risk Missing person, reported missing in the East Lothian area. However the person was found by the police before the team could mobilise. 

The team were called out at 1846hrs by Police Scotland to assist with the search for a vulnerable missing male in Eyemouth. Eyemouth and Dunbar Coastguard were also searching, with assistance from a police helicopter and police personnel in the town. Multiple sightings were reported, and he was eventually spotted at 2050hrs on a raised beach a kilometre north of the town. Fortunately, other than cold, he was uninjured and walked to safety with the Coastguard.  16 team members responded.

The team were called out by the police at 0139hrs to assist in searching for a vulnerable male who had been missing since 1730hrs. 8 Team members responded, and support had been requested from our neighbouring team Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue, and Rescue 199 HM Coastguard helicopter. Shouts were heard close to one of the search areas, and as team members were making their way to the source, the helicopter confirmed that their thermal imaging had picked up a source next to some woodlands. Our casualty was found at 0430hrs and walked to a waiting team vehicle, and then passed on to the Scottish Ambulance Service before being returned to his family.