It is with great sadness that the team announce that Charlie passed away following a short illness. He was just a few days away from his 14th Birthday. Charlie was instrumental in finding a number saving the lives of a number of missing people, helped secure a murder conviction and was an ambassador for UK search dogs.
Here’s just a few of his career highlights:
December 2007 – Saved the life of Pauline MUGGLETON – BBC missing live recreation / Dorset Police Media Release
May 2008 – Located a body in a suitcase helping to secure a murder conviction on two individuals
February 2009 – Searched parts of the Ascension Island (South Atlantic) for a missing member of the community
September 2009 – Located a deceased male in a remote wood in Hampshire
Searched a collapsed structure following a derelict building fire (one homeless male previously located deceased)
Worked along side Dorset fire & Rescue ensuring no persons were trapped under a large landslide at Bournemouth beach.
January 2009 – Helped locate a missing suicidal male on Canford Heath.
May 2008 – Assisted in finding a missing 90 year old male, trapped in mud, with dementia.
2001 – Undertook National Urban Search and Rescue Dog Group assessment to assist the Fire Service in their New Dimensions Project – searching collapsed structures.
Provided demonstrations to Devon and Cornwall Police, assisting them set up their missing person search dogs.
Attended the House of Lords, raising awareness of Search Dogs in general and issues regarding Pet Passports/Quarantine.
Charlie was a phenomenal search dog and will be missed by the Search and Rescue community.
