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We were recently invited to take part in the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team annual exercise. This involved 74 rescuers from 3 MRTs and 5 dogs, 4 from SARDA England and 1 from SARDA Isle of Man (Lola).
We were made to feel very welcome and had a great day out in the Trough of Bowland. We would like to thank all in BPMRT for their fantastic hospitality and great beer!
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The BPMRT base the morning of the exercise.
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Lola and Matt's search area was extremely difficult under foot, with deep heather, peat bogs and sink holes making progress slow. Lola was often buried by the heather. Look closely you can see the tip of her tail in this picture
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The Lancashire Police Helicopter, also involved in the exercise, hurtling through the valley below
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Having searched for over 2 hours, Lola pauses for a moment before continuing
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Half an hour later and Lola has found the casualty. Rob from BPMRT, who was navigating for Matt, takes on the role of medic.
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Moving off the hill top into a more sheltered gully.
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The casualty's condition worsens (for exercise) so he is made comfortable and a stretcher team is requested
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Waiting for a team to arrive to evacuate the casualty
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Help arrives. BPMRT members assembling the stretcher
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Securing the casualty
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The team starting their evacuation by stretcher
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A fence is just one of many obstacles the team must negotiate.
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Lola squints against the wind as they make their way down into the valley in the background
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It's physically demanding work, evacuating a casualty over this terrain
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Lowering down a steep bank
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A river is the last obstacle before the team arrive at a vehicle and the exercise is complete
Total time on the hill: 6 hours.
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As part of a recent visit to SARDA Wales we took part in a day of urban and building search training at RAF Valley. We hope you enjoy the photos.
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Anthony and Moss
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A Sea King from C Flight 22 Squadron.
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Later on, the same aircraft responds to a callout
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Lola being rewarded by a body
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Harold squeezes into the body's hiding place to reward Sam
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Trailing Dog Rolf and Handler Gwen
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Planning the search strategy
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Lola works much closer to Matt during urban searches than she would on a Mountain search.
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Lola strikes the scent of a body in the building. Her body language is quite distinctive.
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Matt rewards Lola for finding the body
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Searching an aircraft hanger
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Dave preparing to get wet as part of Lola's beach search training
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Off he goes.....bless!
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Lola starts her search
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Indicating to Matt
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Barking at Dave, before going back again to tell Matt
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Hurry up Dad
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Don't make me come in and get you! Come on! Give me that toy.
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Lola gets her favourite game. Tug of War!
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SARDA IOM and LSDogs Southern joint training weekend Oct' 06
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Matt discusses searching North Barrule, with members of LSDogs Southern.
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Dogsbodies, making their way into the steep North Barrule area
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Watching as the area vanishes behind the clouds
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Bodies Rosie and Al, being briefed on where they are going to be positioned
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Troy seemed to be enjoying himself
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Body Lissa packing up to go into her area
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Our elderly Land Rover. A true workhorse
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In the family: The search dog sisters Flash and Lola with David and Matt See Latest News for details
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Welsh and Manx Handlers taking part in the SARDA Wales September training weekend
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We couldn't think of a funny caption for this photo, so again it's SARDA Wales and IOM taking a break from training for a photo opportunity
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Dogs and Handlers unwinding after a hard day of training
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Jim, nursing a Welsh hospitality-related hangover in Matt's van.
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"If you think I'm doing another area today you can think again"
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Jim and Star taking a break
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Lola enjoying the sunshine and the view
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At work during a search with the Fire Service
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SARDA Lakes dogs, taken by Jim during their April training weekend
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Don't worry Star, you'll grow into it
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"What"?
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The SARDA Olympic synchronised assessor’s team in action (Taken by Matt at the SARDA England assessments in January 06)
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Lola, with Snaefell in the background.
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Jim getting into position for some coastal search training. (He's enjoying himself really!)
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Our static display at the Royal Manx Agricultural Show. Our friends David and Anette Watt from the Lakes helping out and providing some extra dogs!
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It's hard work all this publicity. Two tired search dogs, Flash (Lola's sister) and Dynamite taking a break at the RMAS.
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Matt, Lola and members of Douglas Coastguard after a cliff search exercise.
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Having a bad hair day
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Malcolm, Matt & David enjoying a post training erm....de-brief.
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