Ten Tors teenagers rescued from freezing Dartmoor forest (From This is The West Country)
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Ten Tors teenagers rescued from freezing Dartmoor forest
7:00am Tuesday 12th March 2013 in Devon
Four teenagers have been found safe and well after they became separated from the adults while training for the Ten Tors event.
The alarm was raised at 7.45 p.m. on Saturda, (March 9) when the missing youngsters rang the police but were unable to give their exact location. Although dressed appropriately, they had no shelter with them.
The weather prevented the force helicopter from lifting, and the Dartmoor Rescue Group was called in to take part in the search.
A spokesman said: "Through careful questioning of the missing people the officers organised a systematic search and found them just after midnight at Fernworthy Forest, suffering from the effects of the cold. All four were allowed home once checked by medical staff."
