This morning at 10.02hrs we were paged by Lancashire Constabulary who were specifically requesting the services of our specialist Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Boris.

The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, who ascertained the request was to provide assistance with a search in the Blackpool area.

Unfortunately our Trailing Dog Handler Steve Nelson, who is also a member of SARDA Wales, was unable to deploy due to another commitment.

This call upon the team’s services is recorded here for the information and interest of our readers, and does not feature in our incident listings.