0:00:02 > 0:00:05From the Highlands of Scotland, to the coast of Cornwall,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09the Great British countryside is spectacular.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15But we work and play in it at our peril.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17SIREN WAILS
0:00:17 > 0:00:19And when things go wrong,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22the emergency services race to the rescue.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26This chap is having a heart attack and we need to get him in quickly.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28You're under arrest for failing stop for police.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30DOG BARKS
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Going hundreds of miles against the clock.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Battling the elements.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37And braving the weather.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Lower the winch.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44From fields and forests, to cliffs and country roads,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48we'll be right at the heart of the action.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51With police fighting crime.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I've got suspicions that there might be cannabis being used.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Paramedics saving lives.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59BABY CRIES
0:00:59 > 0:01:02And wardens safeguarding our lakes.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Come out of the way!
0:01:05 > 0:01:07We're there as the emergency services pull together to
0:01:07 > 0:01:11pick up, patch up, and protect the public.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15This is Countryside 999.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Coming up....
0:01:35 > 0:01:39In Herefordshire countryside cops search for an illegal gun.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41On a dark night if that was pointed at me,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44yeah, obviously that would be quite concerning.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47A Navy helicopter battles dense cloud to find missing
0:01:47 > 0:01:49walkers on the Isle of Arran.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51They walked off Goat Fell. They don't know which direction.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53They're lost and they're close to a cliff edge.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57And Isle of Man paramedics treat an extreme allergic reaction.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01It's like being burnt with hot water.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15With stunning coastlines,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19rolling hills
0:02:19 > 0:02:20and miles of farmland...
0:02:23 > 0:02:27..it's little wonder nearly 20% of Brits live in the countryside.
0:02:27 > 0:02:33The remoteness is appealing, but it also appeals to criminals.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40In rural Herefordshire,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43the police deal with everything from farm theft to illegal drugs.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Got anything over, you'll be coming with us to Hereford custody.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50And for PC Sam Davis, it's her dream job.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Deep breath. That's it, blow, blow, blow...
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I always wanted to be a police officer when I was a kid, just
0:02:56 > 0:03:00like most other officers but I'm what you would call a rural bird.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01It didn't even occur to me
0:03:01 > 0:03:04to move to the city to be a police officer, I just wanted to
0:03:04 > 0:03:08police where I grew up, and police in areas that I knew best, really.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Sam usually works on her own,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13clocking up over 200 miles a day.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18SHE GROANS
0:03:18 > 0:03:22But today, PC Sarah Smith's joining her on roads patrol.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24That's better.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32The officers are on the A4103, outside
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Yarkhill in an unmarked car when they spot a suspicious vehicle.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Oh, hello.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51The driver of the silver Mercedes stalled,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53or bunny-hopped at the road junction.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Instincts tell the PCs something's not right.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58They go back to investigate.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I don't know why, he just bunny-hopped there.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Ah, there it is.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Now the bunny-hopper's parked on the other side of the road.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14One-three vehicle check, please.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16'Stand by.'
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Thank you, 3268, it's a sighting on the A4103.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30As a traffic officer you kind of a get a gut
0:04:30 > 0:04:31feeling on a lot of things.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34At the end of the day he could have been nicking the vehicle
0:04:34 > 0:04:36and he could have jump-started it, anything.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Could be running out of fuel, innocently.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41We've checked it on the computer and it's come back with
0:04:41 > 0:04:45the vehicle's in-trade with no keeper and no insurance.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Not quite sure what he was doing.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Well, he clocked us.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50Well, did he or didn't he?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55So we shall see.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Oh, he's now out walking. No, what's he doing?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05The driver's stepped away from the silver Merc.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- You OK, buddy?- Hiya.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It's the police.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Just saw you pulling out there, you looked like you've got bother.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- No.- Oh. Is that your car?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20No, it's my dad's car.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Oh, right, got you, OK.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Just wondered if you'd broken down or something.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25No, it's all OK, love.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Hang on a minute, then.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29No, my dad was driving it, I just come down to see it was OK.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Before you carry on, I'm going to caution you, OK?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35We know what we've just seen. You don't have to say anything but it could harm your defence
0:05:35 > 0:05:38if you do not mention when cautioned something which later
0:05:38 > 0:05:41on in court...anything you do say may be given in evidence, all right?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45I decided I'd caution him straightaway, because he was,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48he was playing silly devils.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51I knew what I'd seen, Sarah knew what she'd seen,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53it was definitely him , the driver.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55It was you driving, cos we've just both seen you, OK?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- We've just seen you get out, as well.- We know what we've seen.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Have you got a licence?- Yeah, I've got a driver's licence.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I guess you're all insured and everything on the vehicle, yeah?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Is that why you're being a bit...?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08No, there's no insurance on the vehicle. I wasn't driving it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Then Sam realises she stopped him a few months ago,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13on suspicion of driving without road tax.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I think I've met you before, haven't I?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Yeah, you have, yeah.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22I have, yes, I remember that day. You got any insurance to drive it?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- Yeah, I've got insurance, yeah. - That covers you to drive that if it's got no insurance?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27But I wasn't driving it.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29I've got insurance, fully comp on a truck.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Right, I think you need to take a seat in the back of our car
0:06:32 > 0:06:35cos we need to have a quick discussion, don't we? All right? Thank you.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38As soon as I sat him in the car, that's almost like,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41we mean business, spoken to him on the side of the road.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43He's still denying it, albeit he's been cautioned.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45It just makes it a bit more formal.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Righty.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51I appreciate that it's your dad's vehicle,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54but at the end of the day you're the one we've seen driving, OK?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Based on that, I'm going to be reporting you for consideration of prosecution for driving a motor
0:06:58 > 0:07:02vehicle on the road with no insurance. I'm also going to be reporting you for consideration
0:07:02 > 0:07:05of prosecution for driving a motor vehicle on a road without any
0:07:05 > 0:07:07tax, without any vehicle excess licence.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Do you understand what both of the offences are, yeah?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12How long's your dad had the vehicle?
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Couple of days.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15He might deny driving the car,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19but it doesn't stop him plotting his defence.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21What about if I have got fully comp insurance on my truck,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24because it says I can drive any other vehicle?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26OK. Usually it's any other car, third party,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28if there's a policy on the vehicle.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31That's what, nine times out of ten what it means.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Then he thinks he might be covered under his dad's trade policy.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37But what about if he's put it on a trade policy?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Trade policy takes 48 hours for it to go onto.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42OK. On all the systems it's showing it's got no insurance.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46There's no option but to seize the car.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52This stop-check we've just done, he's got no insurance
0:07:52 > 0:07:55and no tax, can we arrange a recovery, please?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Then the driver lets something slip.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01The keys are on the wheel there.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03The keys are on the wheel? OK. Thank you.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- And there's no diesel in it. - Is that why you were bunny-hopping across the road, was it?
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Yeah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- The keys are on the wheel. - Has he decided he is the driver now?
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Yeah.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15He told us where the keys were, and he told us the reason he'd
0:08:15 > 0:08:18bunny-hopped or kangaroo-hopped, whatever you want to call it,
0:08:18 > 0:08:20was because it had run out of fuel.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23How's he going to know that if he wasn't the driver?
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Facing a fine, points and a hefty fee to get the car back,
0:08:30 > 0:08:34the driver tries another tactic.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36It's only two seconds, isn't it, a bit hard, isn't it?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I know, but if you'd have been bunny-hopping,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41and you've had bunny-hopped in front
0:08:41 > 0:08:43of an old granny, or something like that...
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Seems a bit hard, though, isn't it?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48We had this conversation last time we seized a vehicle off you, didn't we?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- OK, and you hadn't had that one long, had you?- No.- No.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56That's me, Sam Davis, I'm based at Hereford on the Roads Policing Unit,
0:08:56 > 0:09:01- and that's your licence details there, all right?- OK, cheers.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- I don't want to see you again, do I? - I don't want to see you ever again.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I don't want to see you again, no. I said that last time.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13Finally the lad can walk home with his cousin, who's just arrived.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15That was unfortunate luck for him, wasn't it?
0:09:15 > 0:09:20Not five months ago, I stopped that young lad from driving,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22he was in a van in Hereford, looking suspicious,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26and he happened to have no tax so I seized that vehicle as well.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Oh, dear. Long walk home.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Sam and Sarah think the job's a good 'un,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36until an unexpected visitor rolls up.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Dad.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Hello!
0:09:39 > 0:09:41That's my car you've got on the back of there.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Oh, is it? Do you want to just pull off the road, cos you've got
0:09:44 > 0:09:45a wagon behind you?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Bear with me.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Just as the recovery truck pulled up, Dad turned up in his car,
0:09:53 > 0:09:55wanted to know what was going on, and then he said,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58"Yeah we've only just bought it a couple of days ago."
0:09:58 > 0:10:01He was as happy as he could be when he left,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05but then the car drove past his house on the back of a tow-truck.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09All right. Take care, ta-ra!
0:10:10 > 0:10:12His son's cost him a couple of quid, yeah.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14It's going to be a few hundred pounds.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16I think somebody's in the doghouse.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22It's done and dusted.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25But it won't be long until Dad's in the doghouse, too,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28when their paths cross again on a search warrant.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- OK, do you mind if I come in? - Yeah.- Yeah?
0:10:40 > 0:10:46From country roads patrol to Air Rescue.
0:10:47 > 0:10:53Our rural emergency services face extreme challenges and high risks.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58HMS Gannet in Ayrshire is one of the UK's busiest Search
0:10:58 > 0:11:01and Rescue helicopter units.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04They respond to around 300 call-outs a year,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07often in treacherous mountain terrain.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10SIREN BLEEPS
0:11:10 > 0:11:15On shift, observer Chris Flynn and winchman Gary Kneeshaw.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19So we've been scrambled to two missing walkers, two young
0:11:19 > 0:11:22female walkers on Goatfell, which is the highest peak on Arran.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Effectively the cloud base is down so they're lost on or
0:11:26 > 0:11:30just off of the summit somewhere, so we'll go and see where they are.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Hopefully get them with the MRT, and get them found and back safe.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52From their Prestwick base, the crew are speeding 25
0:11:52 > 0:11:55miles to the Isle of Arran and to its highest peak,
0:11:55 > 0:12:02Goatfell where they'll rendezvous with the local Mountain Rescue Team.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24The two young women were on a charity walk,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27up the 2,800ft Goatfell mountain
0:12:27 > 0:12:31when the clouds closed in and they became lost.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33In such poor conditions, falling from a cliff
0:12:33 > 0:12:36and hypothermia are real risks.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Less than ten minutes after takeoff,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Arran's mountains are in sight, just.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Chris tries one of the walkers' mobiles.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05There's no signal.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10He radios the Mountain Rescue Team, or MRT.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Since the walkers set out,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30the weather has changed dramatically for the worse.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I think anyone who's been in the mountains will be able to
0:13:33 > 0:13:35tell you that the conditions can quickly change and what might
0:13:35 > 0:13:38appear to be a great day as you set out, could quickly become an awful
0:13:38 > 0:13:43day as you start to return or even reach the peak of a mountain.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54With Goatfell in front of them,
0:13:54 > 0:13:56they need to rendezvous with the MRT.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Winchman Gary Kneeshaw gets an update on the lost walkers.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36How's it going, all right?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Good. Nice to meet you. Right.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43And news on a search team's progress further up the mountain.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56The two women still haven't been found, but Mountain Rescue
0:14:56 > 0:15:01know from patchy phone contact they've had, they're not injured.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05With no urgent medical issues, the air crew won't risk
0:15:05 > 0:15:09a search in such dangerous flying conditions, but they can save
0:15:09 > 0:15:13the MRT's energy and time, with a lift a little further up.
0:15:41 > 0:15:4220 yards.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Half-past three now, ten yards. Go down slowly.
0:15:46 > 0:15:52One to the tail. Yep, that's good, hold the phone there, OK?
0:15:52 > 0:15:56That's one man gone. Second man's away.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02Last man's going out, kit's going. First bag, second, last bag.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Clear the aircraft. Clear now at three o'clock.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Continue up, continue up. Tail's clear.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15The ground team are now the lost walkers' best bet for rescue.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20As they take off, pilot Martin Lannie spots some clear
0:16:20 > 0:16:23weather on the other side of the mountain, and wants to search there.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34They can't see anything, and the weather's closing in even more.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Then, some good news.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50The walkers' phones have a signal again,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52and the MRT have an update.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36The air crew return to base.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41But they'll be back, when one of the walkers needs urgent help.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58Nearly 300 miles south of Arran is rural Herefordshire.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Here the countryside presents a very different
0:18:00 > 0:18:03set of challenges for the emergency services.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08For PC Sam Davis, it's the start of a weekend shift.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Very early morning.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Just getting ready for the first early shift, which is a day
0:18:16 > 0:18:18shift, starts at seven.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21This holds my Taser, most importantly,
0:18:21 > 0:18:27all the cartridges, PAVA, handcuffs, key, etc.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29And my little knick-knacks in the pockets.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Armed with her PAVA, an incapacitating spray,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35and a Taser, Sam's well prepared.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Today we've got a warrant which we're going to
0:18:39 > 0:18:41execute with the shift.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45The search warrant's the result of a tip-off.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48There's an unlicensed firearm on a property in their patch.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52Testing Taser!
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Taser's very useful kit to have.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01It's just nice to know that you have got it there
0:19:01 > 0:19:02if worst comes to the worst.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Luckily you don't very often use it.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11You know you're in trouble if you're having to pull a Taser out.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15A job like this needs backup.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19There's the ARV, which is the firearms officers,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21that crew's going, I'm going,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25and we've also got a dog handler with a firearms detection dog.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29So there's the three crews going to do it.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33There are 790,000 gun licences in the UK.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38But with around 5,000 offences involving firearms
0:19:38 > 0:19:42every year, leads on illegal weapons must be followed up.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48We get quite a few incidents involving firearms.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Mainly because it's rural.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Get a lot of reports of people shooting, poaching, that sort
0:19:56 > 0:20:01of thing, but then you also get the incidents where domestics happen.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04With regards to this one we've got reason to believe there's
0:20:04 > 0:20:11possibly parts, component parts and ammunition at the premises.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15To my knowledge, this person hasn't got a licence.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21At the rendezvous point, Sam meets police dog handler Ade Hunting,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23and the firearms crew.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25We're more likely to catch the person at home
0:20:25 > 0:20:28if we go at half-seven, eight o'clock in the morning
0:20:28 > 0:20:31than we are if we rock up at three o'clock in the afternoon.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33So we did the relevant checks, we had a look at the mapping
0:20:33 > 0:20:37to see where the site was, how many entrances, exits that sort of thing.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39We also then look at the previous
0:20:39 > 0:20:43history of that person that's supposedly got this firearm.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45We've just had a quick briefing.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48We're going to go in first, followed by the other crews
0:20:48 > 0:20:50and just see what comes up, really.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57What does come up is a familiar silver car.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Turns out this property belongs to the father of the bunny-hop lad
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Sam and her colleague stopped just over a week ago.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Ah, there's a big Rottie there as well.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Firearms Sergeant Andy Wardly has found the suspect.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Are you on your own in here, or have you got family?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- My wife, yeah. - OK, do you mind if I come in?
0:21:41 > 0:21:42Yeah.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46And it's deja vu for Sam when the bunny-hopper gets up.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Don't worry. Just talking to your dad.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53All right, just having a chat with your dad, all right?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Morning!
0:21:59 > 0:22:03The suspect is home, but does he have a gun?
0:22:12 > 0:22:17At the heart of the British Isles, in the centre of the Irish Sea,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20lies the Isle of Man.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27A unique island kingdom, with stunning scenery.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Helping respond to around 9,000 emergency calls
0:22:33 > 0:22:37every year on the island, are paramedic Sean Crelin,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40and Emergency Medical Technician, Sean Cannon.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44But today's the end of an era for the duo.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Sean Crelin's leaving the ambulance service to
0:22:47 > 0:22:50work in Noble's Hospital in the island's capital, Douglas.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Yeah, today myself and Sean are on
0:22:54 > 0:23:00our last-ever shift together, as a full-time crew.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I don't know who's had enough of who.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04More than likely he's had enough of me.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08So I'm looking forward to joining them and getting stuck in.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10New adventures.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15The crew are on the road when an urgent case comes in.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20SIREN WAILS
0:23:20 > 0:23:23We've just had an upgraded call from a GP.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26It's in Ballasalla in the south of the island,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29so our travel time is probably about five minutes.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33We'll get in to see the patient and we'll assess her condition.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36From their current position in Port Erin,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40the patient is six miles east in Ballasalla village.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44She's turned up at her local surgery with a severe allergic reaction.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51There's always a risk that it can turn into a full anaphylactic
0:23:51 > 0:23:56shock, so I'm guessing that's probably why the GP has got us involved.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02Anaphylactic shock is an extreme allergic reaction that can be fatal.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Symptoms can include a raised red skin rash
0:24:05 > 0:24:07and breathing difficulties.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Alpha 102, we're on the scene now.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15'Roger, thank you.'
0:24:15 > 0:24:18In seven minutes they arrive.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Denise has been suffering for nearly a week.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29We'll get you on our bed and get you comfortable.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Despite a previous visit to the doctor, her painful rash is
0:24:31 > 0:24:34refusing to calm down.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Her reaction was quite substantial, she was
0:24:39 > 0:24:44absolutely covered from head to foot in a blistering rash.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46She had a very high temperature.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49And the discomfort she must have been suffering for six days,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52I don't know how she coped with it.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Do you know what set it off?
0:24:55 > 0:24:56Do you have any allergies to anything?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Any foods that you're not allowed to take or have affected you?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Does it feel really itchy?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17We'll attempt to try and see if we can find a vein, and
0:25:17 > 0:25:20if we can we'll be able to give you some medication that'll help you.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Denise has been trying a variety of medicines. Nothing's worked.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Sean will try an intravenous antihistamine.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Just pop your hand up on your tummy there.- I'll just...
0:25:34 > 0:25:36If we can get rid of this irritation for you, I think
0:25:36 > 0:25:38you'll be a lot more comfortable.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Right, that's the chlorpheniramine going in, so that's
0:25:48 > 0:25:50an antihistamine that you've had now,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53hopefully that will make you feel a bit better shortly.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57At no point have you felt your throat swelling up, or your tongue?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06So far there are no signs of immediate danger.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08But with a 600% increase in hospital
0:26:08 > 0:26:11admissions for anaphylaxis in the past 20 years,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14they need to get Denise to A & E.
0:26:35 > 0:26:42It's a 15-minute trip from Ballasalla to hospital in Douglas.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46The antihistamine Sean's given her isn't doing the trick.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Do you think that's helped at all?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- Do you feel any different now you've had that medicine?- No.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01At Noble's Hospital in Douglas...
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Let's see if we can you sorted out then, eh?
0:27:03 > 0:27:07..Denise is handed over to the medics.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17This young lady's Denise, you can see the rash now, it's horrendous.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Very irritating.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23She had chest tightness yesterday, which subsided on its own.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29See you later on, Denise.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30- Thank you.- You're welcome.
0:27:32 > 0:27:38It's probably one of the worst that I've seen for irritation.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42She's got blistering all between her arms, inside her legs,
0:27:42 > 0:27:44it's all up her back.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46How she's coped with it for six days, I don't know.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53The hospital's medics will now treat Denise...
0:27:55 > 0:27:58While the two Seans continue their final shift together.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01He is a good lad.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Very switched on, loads of common sense, just what you
0:28:03 > 0:28:06need as a partner, so someone's going to benefit from that now.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Our personalities get on, we don't clash, so I'm going to miss him.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Scaling the heights of Scotland's magnificent mountains is
0:28:27 > 0:28:28a risky business.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32Weather can change from mild to treacherous in minutes.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Today, two lost walkers on the Isle of Arran have found that out
0:28:37 > 0:28:39to their peril.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49An hour and a half after being stood down from their search,
0:28:49 > 0:28:53HMS Gannet's been called back by the island's Mountain Rescue Team.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Two hours after the initial 999 call,
0:29:08 > 0:29:13the walkers have at last been found, near the 2,800ft summit
0:29:13 > 0:29:16of Arran's highest peak.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21One of the casualties is making her
0:29:21 > 0:29:23way off the mountain with MRT support.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26But the other's so exhausted and cold,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29she's at serious risk of hypothermia if she tries to climb down.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34She needs to be airlifted to safety, now.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57The jagged granite ridges of Goatfell are encased in cloud.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01A casualty's life is in danger.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05The air crew face the dense cloud, and make a brave decision.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08They're going in.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36In a manoeuvre called a hover-taxi, pilot Martin Lannie will creep
0:30:36 > 0:30:40the ten-tonne Sea King helicopter sideways, through the heavy
0:30:40 > 0:30:45cloud, up the steep contours of the mountain, to the MRT and casualty.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50It's high-risk.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01There's a high potential of hitting the side of the mountain with the
0:31:01 > 0:31:06main rotor disc and a catastrophic failure of the aircraft could occur.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09It's a very, very dangerous manoeuvre.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13The Sea King is hovering just 15ft above the mountain.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22Winchman Gary Kneeshaw and observer Chris Flynn help guide the chopper.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25There's no room for banter at all, and no room for error,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28so the flow of information from back to front
0:31:28 > 0:31:30and vice-versa has to be absolutely precise.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34The MRT help direct them from the ground.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03The visibility is so poor,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06the Sea King's in grave danger of striking the side of the mountain.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Every single sortie we do, as a crew, we work as a team.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33The trust that the front seats put in myself as a winchman
0:32:33 > 0:32:36down the back, and certainly the winch operator,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39is second to none and, you know, the same in the front.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43I'm trusting those guys with my life and we all look out for each other.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Near the 2,800ft summit,
0:32:48 > 0:32:52they spot the neon glow of the Mountain Rescue Team vehicle.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06And, further, people.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28With the casualty in sight, Gary winches down.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22The casualty's cold, wet and completely exhausted.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09Cable two, one, steady, good position, over the survivor.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Kneesh is coming up with her, Kneesh is attached.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19- Steady. Happy, Kneesh?- Yeah. - Kneesh coming up.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Both attached.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27And he's in contact with the aircraft, casualty is outboard.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Kneesh coming up, outside, I've got the casualty,
0:35:31 > 0:35:33I'm bringing her onboard.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Number one's onboard, add to visual.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41If we weren't there to go and pick her up, she would have become
0:35:41 > 0:35:45more tired, she would have become more cold and thereby you risk,
0:35:45 > 0:35:49she's run out of energy, or she gets too cold to function properly.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Potentially it could lead to hypothermia.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55But it's not over yet.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04The crew must stay focused,
0:36:04 > 0:36:09and navigate the Sea King out of the cloud, and back down the mountain.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19After a tense seven minutes...
0:36:21 > 0:36:24..they're out of the danger zone.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44The young woman is handed over to a waiting medic near the MRT centre.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46It's been an incredible team effort.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52It's a good feeling as a crew to know that you've gone out and done
0:36:52 > 0:36:57your job, you know, helped somebody off the side of the hill, safely.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12The UK has some of the toughest gun-licensing laws in the world,
0:37:12 > 0:37:16which the police need to make sure are upheld.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20In Herefordshire, PC Sam Davis has joined forces with specially
0:37:20 > 0:37:25trained officers on a search warrant for an unlicensed shotgun.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Firearms Sergeant Andy Wardly had a tip off about its location.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13The police's lead has come good. Bingo.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Yeah, we've just located a single-barrelled shotgun
0:38:28 > 0:38:30concealed in a compartment on that flatbed trailer.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33The firearms officer has just tested it,
0:38:33 > 0:38:36and in his opinion it's a viable, usable firearm.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41We shall seize that now and conduct enquiries as to how it's got there.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59Heirloom or not, this chap's got some explaining to do, under arrest.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08It was a single-barrel shotgun, very rusty,
0:39:08 > 0:39:11looked very old, but at the end of the day it's a shotgun.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14If it hasn't got a licence it's got to be taken off the streets, cos
0:39:14 > 0:39:16you never know what's going to happen with that shotgun.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18It could be turned into something else.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22OK, gentleman's in custody, we've got a van on the way.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25We've done a cursory search of the caravan,
0:39:25 > 0:39:27it is stacked high with a sofa and all manner of things.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Have you got intention of getting your dog out?
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- Potentially, Sam...- There's nothing harmful in there.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Any other dogs in there?
0:39:33 > 0:39:36No, no dogs in there, there's nothing that's going to hurt him.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38He's telling me there's no ammunition at all for it.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- OK, all right. - It looks in working order.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Whether or not I'd want to be particularly using that myself,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46given the age of it, I don't know, but certainly looks viable,
0:39:46 > 0:39:48and on a dark night if that was pointed at me,
0:39:48 > 0:39:51obviously that would be quite concerning, to say the least.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54With one gun found, Sam and Ade need to search for ammunition
0:39:54 > 0:39:57and any other firearms that could be lying around.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Oh, Adrian, anyone would think you've done this before.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Oh, found one.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Not sure if that's viable.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14I'll put that on there.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17So far, nothing.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20But the PCs have their own secret weapon.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26PD Pup has two years' experience under her collar,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29that's about 20 dog years.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32She's trained in a number of disciplines, namely drugs,
0:40:32 > 0:40:35firearms and ammunition.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52While Pup gets sniffing, the officers get frisking.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Gentleman's obviously in custody.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56He's going to be going to Hereford custody.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59We'll be following him in, and obviously be interviewed once
0:40:59 > 0:41:03the search has been thoroughly completed.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08For Sam, Ade and Pup, the search goes on, but it's a huge area.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17And they find...nothing.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21I think that's probably it from us.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23The boys will make the weapon safe, and take a look at it,
0:41:23 > 0:41:26identify it and then it'll be disposed of.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32Back at base in Hereford, the owner's in custody
0:41:32 > 0:41:35and the gun's in Andy's care.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36It is very basic, quite old,
0:41:36 > 0:41:41quite a state of disrepair, aged and bit corroded, to say the least.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44I wouldn't fancy, using it, not particularly,
0:41:44 > 0:41:48because it is so old, but in the wrong hands this could be,
0:41:48 > 0:41:50and would be, a potential lethal weapon.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53In interview the gentleman's basically said that it's a
0:41:53 > 0:41:57family heirloom, that it is his shotgun and he inherited it,
0:41:57 > 0:42:01effectively, from his father who deceased several years ago.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04He's never fired it, never used it, just kept hold of,
0:42:04 > 0:42:06for sentimental reasons.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10In Britain, it's illegal to own a working gun like this
0:42:10 > 0:42:13without a licence, no matter where it's come from.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17It's very unlikely that he would ever be able to get a firearms
0:42:17 > 0:42:22licence in the future, because he's got previous of a firearms offence.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35It's been all go for the emergency services across the British Isles.
0:42:37 > 0:42:38Denise spent a week in hospital.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Medics think shower gel or body lotion could have been
0:42:41 > 0:42:45the cause of her allergy, but Denise may never know for sure.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48She now carries an EpiPen, just in case.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56The rescued hill walker in Arran was treated by medics for mild hypothermia.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59She doesn't plan on climbing any more mountains.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04And because of previous good behaviour,
0:43:04 > 0:43:07the shotgun's owner was eligible for a caution.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08The gun has been destroyed.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14And you thought it was quiet in the countryside.