Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team (Ashburton) were called to assist police last night.Volunteers assisted the police searching for 2 kayakers who were overdue whilst kayaking the Upper Dart Gorge between Dartmeet and Newbridge.
The kayakers were located beside the river below Lucky Tor with one having a minor shoulder injury.
They were both escorted out of the gorge to a waiting ambulance, fortunately the injury proved didn’t require hospital treatment.
Overnight we were called to assist injured kayakers in the Upper Dart Gorge #Devon#news pic.twitter.com/uJf2Nv8AWh
— Dartmoor Rescue (@Dartmoor_SRTA) October 20, 2014
Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team (Ashburton) said on their facebook page:
Many thanks to 29 of our volunteers who attended and finally made …it back to their beds just after 2am ready for work today.
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