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19th April 2011 - Large scale search for missing 16 year old girl Katie Adam. Press release. 14th April 2011 - Reports of lights on the hills above Alva and Tillicoultry, searches carried out at night to no avail. 10th April 2011 - Injured Paraglider recovered from Myreton Hill above Menstrie. The male was transfered to Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. Press Release. 8th February 2011 - The UK Government announce the halting of the replacement programme for SAR Helicopters. Press Release. 6th February 2011 - Whilst on winter training, the Ochils MRT assited Lochaber MRT to search for the missing male on Ben Nevis. The body of male was later found on the south side of the Ben near Steall Gully. Press Release. 19th January 2011 - OMRT attended a report of a missing woman from Stirling who was believed to be in the Dumyat area. The team responded to the callout, just as they were appearing on the STVnews. 12 members attended the callout and the woman was traced safe and well. Press Release 8th December 2010 - OMRT attend to lights on Ben Cleuch. The Team were contacted by Central Scotland Police following a member of the public seeing lights on the hillside of Ben Cleuch. No one was found to be missing and there were no immediate concerns. Team placed on standby. 7th December 2010 - Following the severe weather, the OMRT are called in by NHS Forth Valley to assist with the transportation of discharged patients from Stirling Royal Infirmary to their home addresses. Press Release 7th December 2010 - The Mountaineering Council of Scotland announce the use of the OMRT base in Fishcross for Navigation courses. Details can be found on the Mountaineering Council website or by following the links .They will be running GPS and Navigation courses in 2011. 20th October 2010 - The Annual General Meeting was held at the Post and approved the Annual Report. The election of Office Bearers saw the Committee elected to their previous posts. 17th September 2010 - The Annual General Meeting of the Ochils MRT takes place on 20th October 2010 at the Post. Guests and members are asked to be at the Post for 7pm for a 7.30pm start. 1st July 2010 - The Ochils Mountain Rescue Team open their new Post at Fishcross. Press release. 15th June 2010 - The Ochils Mountain Rescue Team are busy organising the official opening of our new post for the beginning of next month. Former members and current members will be along to see the the new building and the facilities in use. The team plan to allow groups and schools to come along to visit our new base and have a chat about mountain rescue. Further details to follow. 30th January 2010 - The Ochils Mountain Rescue Team move into their new Mountain Rescue Post at Bank Head Farm, Fishcross. 9th January 2010 - Assisted Central Scotland Police to search open ground near Polmont for a missing Brightons man. Link 1 and Link 2 refer. 7th January 2010 - Assisted Central Scotland Police following "cries for help" being heard from the front of Wester Kirk Craig at Tillicoultry. Several reports had been received and with severe cold and snow, a search was carried out on the front of the hillside. Nothing found. 14th December 2009 - Assisted Lomond MRT for the search of a missing person in the Comer area of Ben Lomond. Search involved several teams and SARDA from the MRCofS. Body later recovered. 11th November 2009 - Assisted in a search for a missing dog on Abbey Craig. 8th November 2009 - Provided advice to Central Scotland Police following the sighting of lights on the hills above Tillicoultry Quarry. 7th November 2009 - Assisted Central Scotland Police to recovered an injured female off Dumyat. 27th August 2009 - Assistance given to Central Scotland Police to locate an overdue hill runner in the Dollar Glen area. Found safe and well, having turned up near Kinross. 5th August 2009 - Assistance given to Central Scotland Police to search for a missing person from the Falkirk area. Extensive searches in open woodland in and around Falkirk carried out. He was late found dead at the canal near to Falkirk Royal Infirmary. Link1 and Link 2 9th June 2009 - The Ochil's MRT and Lomond MRT assist the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland to launch their Mountain Map Search Management Software. Tom Lockie, Chair of the Digital Mapping group represented the Ochils MRT at the Launch. Tom is a member of the Ochils MRT and has been a member of the development working group for Mountain Map. Press Release. 27th May 2009 - The Ochil's MRT assist the local police in Stirling to recover the body of a male person from rough ground. 26th May 2009 - The Ochil's MRT assist with the search of a missing male from Fallin. After extensive searches in the area surrounding his home over 2 days the team were stood down. Unfortunately the body of a male was found later in the River Forth. 1st May 2009 - The Ochil's MRT announce that the tendering process has commenced for the building of their new Mountain Rescue Post. The building is expected to be completed towards the end of the year. Kev Mitchell, Team Leader said he was delighted that the process of building a new post with support from the Order of St John. |
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