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List of incidents in 2023
| Incident Type | No Incidents | Total Man Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Call Out | 11 | 712 |
| Stand By | 3 | 120 |
| Totals | 14 | 832 |
| Incident Type | Date | Incident | Man Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALL OUT | 10/10/2023 | The team was called to assist Scottish Borders Police with the recovery of a body from steep ground near Kelso.
Our sincere condolences to family and friends of the deceased. |
10 hours |
| CALL OUT | 23/09/2023 | 8:14 - The team was put on standby then called out to assist Police Scotland and our neighbouring team, Tweed Valley MRT with the search for a missing elderly man in the Hawick area. Dog and drone teams also joined the search. Once search areas had been completed, we were stood down for the day pending new information. The man was located alive by members of TVMRT the following day, |
108 hours |
| CALL OUT | 02/08/2023 | 02:56 Alongside Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team, SARDA Southern Scotland, Borders Water Rescue Team & Search & Rescue Aerial Association - Scotland, we were tasked with the search for a missing person in the Hawick area.
Sadly a body was found. Sincere condolences to family and friends of the deceased.
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158 hours |
| CALL OUT | 01/07/2023 | 22:21 Along with Borders Water Rescue Team , we were tasked with the search for a missing person whose car was located near St Boswells.
Sadly the body of a man was found.
Sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. |
39 hours |
| CALL OUT | 24/06/2023 | Midday
The team was called out to assist police in the search for a pensioner, missing from North Berwick.
Areas in and around the town were searched and we were stood down pending further investigation.
No further updates at present.
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96 hours |
| CALL OUT | 17/06/2023 | The team was called out to search for a teenager, missing ovenight in the area north of Eyemouth. He was located and we were stood down en route. |
8 hours |
| CALL OUT | 14/06/2023 | 10:46
Following a standby for an unrelated incident on Tuesday, the team was called out on Wednesday to assist Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team in the search for a missing person near Innerleithen.
SARDA Southern Scotland handlers were also on standby to support later in the day when the temperature cooled enough for dogs to be deployed.
We were stood down after the missing person was confirmed to be outside the search area and was located safe and well by Police Scotland. |
14 hours |
| STANDBY | 13/06/2023 | 13:03 Team members were put on standby to assist TVMRT in the search for a missing person in Midlothian. He was found safe and well. |
104 hours |
| STANDBY | 03/05/2023 | BSARU was put on standby to assist NMRS and Northumbria Police with the search for a missing man in the Wooler area. The man was located safe by Northumbrian search teams before we were fully called out. |
4 hours |
| CALL OUT | 02/03/2023 | 01:45 A callout in the early hours to assisst Scottish Borders Police with the search for a missing person who was located as the first team members were arriving on scene. |
34 hours |
| CALL OUT | 06/02/2023 | A multi-agency callout to assist in the search for a missing child in Galashiels. Thankfully the child was found by police and returned to her family. |
154 hours |
| STANDBY | 05/02/2023 | STANDBY to assist with the search for a missing person in Gala |
12 hours |
| CALL OUT | 22/01/2023 | 06:06 SPINE RACE Auchope Hut
We received an early morning call from the event safety team via #NMRS to evacuate two hypothermic participants from the Auchope Refuge Hut a few kms west of the summit of Cheviot.
Northumberland NPMRT sent team members in from Mounthooly to the north (one of the few places along the border where England is north of Scotland!) And our team vehicles made their way up Auchope Rig, getting within metres of the hut.
The casualties had been assessed by Spine Race medics and were able to walk to the waiting Landrover for onward transport to Kirk Yetholm.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-64371848
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69 hours |
| CALL OUT | 02/01/2023 | 15:27 A quick callout this afternoon to assist a couple of walkers who'd got lost on rough ground. We used PhoneFind to accurately locate them and sent a small group of nearby team members to ensure they returned to their vehicle safely. |
22 hours |
Write To: BSARU Secretary, Border Search and Rescue Unit, Carlaw Road, Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate, Kelso, TD5 8AS