ASHBURTON’S Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team responded to a call-out from Devon and Cornwall Police last night (Monday) to assist in locating two female walkers who had become lost as night closed in.

Following the 8.15pm shout the team were initially able to locate the walkers by using the smartphone application SARLOC, which placed the missing pair in the vicinity of Water Oak Corner, North of Grippers Hill on the south-east of Dartmoor.

A team were quickly dispatched to the location and as the weather conditions rapidly deteriorated they were walked off the moor to a team Land Rover and were then taken back to the road head at Cross Furzes.

The team were stood down at 9.19pm

Dartmoor Search and Rescue Ashburton is a voluntary organisation providing specialist search and rescue services across large parts of Devon assisting Devon and Cornwall Police, neighbouring Search & Rescue teams in locating lost, vulnerable, missing persons.

The team also assists the ambulance service in conveying the injured or ill from remote locations.

Volunteer team members are on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from their families and day jobs. The team relies on over 90% of charitable donations from members of the public to carry out this essential rescue service.

You can support and follow the team on Twitter @Dartmoor_SRTA or Instragram dartmoorrescueashburton or by setting Dartmoor Search and Rescue Ashburton as your chosen charity at https://smile.amazon.co.uk where the team will benefit through a small percentage of your purchases.