18 May 2009 : South Yorkshire Search

The team were called out to search for a missing person in Skellow near Doncaster over the weekend. The 61 year old man was reported missing from a care home on Saturday evening and the team were called out at 11:00pm later that night.

Seventeen members of the Derby team, accompanied by 15 members from the Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team and 2 search and rescue dogs searched throughout the night for the vulnerable man. They were supported by South Yorkshire Police, a police helicopter and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service, who used their thermal imaging equipment to search the waterways in the area.

The man was not located during the search and the team were stood down at 8:00 am on Sunday morning. Police are continuing their investigations into the disappearance and have launched an appeal for information as to his whereabouts.

Being in Yorkshire, this is the fifth county that the team have been called to so far this year, with rescues having previously taken place in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire.