DARTMOOR Search and Rescue Team (DSRT) Tavistock was called to assist police in rescuing an unconscious youngster on the moor on Friday.

A 15-year-old girl in an organised group from Falmouth, had fallen, banged her head and temporarily been rendered unconscious.

She remained nauseous and dizzy and was unable to walk.

DSRT was called at around 8.15pm and team members located the party and she was assessed by one of the team doctors.

She was evacuated on a stretcher over rough ground in rain and mist to the ambulance waiting near Norsworthy Bridge for transport to Derriford Hospital.