The team was called in the early hours of Sunday 24th May 2026 to assist Derbyshire Police with a limited search operation in the Mercaston area.
Search teams, including specialist search dogs and drone support, were deployed to search a number of areas of interest throughout the night and into the early morning. Following completion of the search activity, all resources were stood down later that morning.
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