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Call Outs
Discover the real-world situations where our SARDA dogs have been called into action. This category shares the stories of recent search and rescue missions, showcasing the hard work and dedication of our team and our four-legged heroes.


No. 11 Callout - 14th Decemeber
At 20:22 on Sunday 14th December, SARDA Isle of Man were tasked to assist with the search for a missing male in the west of the Island. Ben Scott and Search Dog Steve arrived at the rendezvous point alongside navigator Marc Marshall, with Jim MacGregor following shortly after. Mal Stewart coordinated the search from the RV, preparing teams for deployment. As the teams were beginning to deploy, SARDA IOM utilised specialist technology available to the charity, which helped ide
Ffinlo Williams
Dec 31, 20251 min read


No. 10 Callout - 9th November
At 18:18 police requested assistance from SARDA in locating a missing person in the south-east of the island. Dog handlers Ben Scott and Olivia Crowe (with dogs Steve and Mop) arrived at the RV alongside navigator James Leonard. They were shortly joined by additional navigators, Will Heap, Becky Scott, Ffinlo Williams and Marc Marshall. After briefing from police the team split into two groups and began searching their respective search areas, with Civil Defence beginning the
Ffinlo Williams
Nov 13, 20251 min read


No. 9 Callout - Friday 24th October 2025
At 10:43am SARDA, were called by police to assist with locating a missing person in the north of the island, alongside Civil Defence and the Fire Service’s hill search team. Search dog Mop and handler Olivia, along with navigator Ffinlo Williams arrived at the RV and were later joined by navigator Marc Marshall to begin their initial search area. Mal Stewart (later joined by Helen Rossington) managed the search management system, providing updates where necessary to the navig
Ffinlo Williams
Nov 13, 20251 min read


No. 7 Callout - 20th September
At 20:10 on Sunday evening, SARDA Isle of Man were called by police to assist in the search for a missing person in the east of the...
Ffinlo Williams
Sep 23, 20251 min read


No. 6 Callout - 21st June
In the early hours of Saturday morning, 21st June, SARDA Isle of Man was called out at approximately 06:32 to assist in the search for a...
Ffinlo Williams
Jul 12, 20251 min read


No. 5 Callout - 31st March
At 17:58 on Monday, 31st March, SARDA IOM was called out to assist in locating a missing person in the south of the island. Our dog teams...
Sarda IoM
Apr 1, 20251 min read


Callout No.4 - 4th March 2025
The team was put on standby at 14.10 and soon deployed afterwards to search for a missing male in the South of the island. Olivia with...
Sarda IoM
Mar 5, 20251 min read


No3. Callout - Sunday 23rd Feb
At 20.05 SARDA IOM were called out by the IOM Police to search for a missing male in the East of the island. Jim with Ruby and Will as...
Sarda IoM
Feb 27, 20251 min read


No2. Callout - Wednesday 12th February
At 21:42 teams were placed on standby by the Police. 2 dog teams and 5 navigators were ready to deploy. At 22:07 news came in that the...
Sarda IoM
Feb 16, 20251 min read


No.1 Callout - Monday 10th February
At 20:33 the team were called by Police to search for a high-risk missing person in the east of the island. Dog handler Jim MacGregor...
Sarda IoM
Feb 16, 20251 min read
Archived CallOut - Old Website
2024 (6) - Prior to moving to new site Call Out Monday 30th September 2024 At 10:10pm on Monday, September 30th, SARDA was called to...
Sarda IoM
Nov 8, 202436 min read
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