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Tracking.

I have successfully completed the Tactical Man Tracking for Law Enforcement Level 2 course in North Carolina, USA. These courses incorporate Tactical Tracking Day and Night, Rural and Urban.

I can deploy rapidly, day or night to the Last Known Location (LKP) of the Missing Person to search for a Direction of Travel. This crucial information can then be reported to the SAR Coordinator for planning, as I commence follow up and continue Tracking.

By gaining a Direction of Travel at the earliest possible moment, it can significantly reduce the primary search area for the Emergency Services and Police.

I do have Thermal capability and Operational experience in conducting night missions under Night Vision.

Searcher.

If the SAR Coordinator allows me to join the initial search, I can provide them a dedicated, thorough, intuitive searcher who keeps an open mind, effectively the same as SES Fast Action Search Team.

During a Missing persons search I use my training of Search and Rescue combined with the freedom of movement to search intuitively, whilst the SES and Police search in accordance with their Search plan.
My training and leadership whilst serving in the QLD SES will ensure procedures will be adhered to and confidentiality will remain.

I GPS Track my search, and these files are made available to the SAR Commander and family at the conclusion of my search along with a report of my findings and recommendations.

Duration.

I am equipped to remain onsite until the completion of the Search. Once the Emergency Services search has been downscaled, postponed or called off I can continue to search until I have exhausted my areas of interest.

Thermal Imaging drone searching at night in the search area can be an excellent asset to be utilised. My operations will not replace AMSA Search Aircraft, Rescue Helicopters or Emergency Services RPAS. They will have airspace precedence.

Having the capability to search dark hours or during inclement weather increases the overall search time and chance of locating the Missing Persons.

My First Aid training is advanced and current. I have the capability to stabilise a Casualty until medical aid arrives or rescue is conducted.

I am equipped with Satellite and Rescue communications.

Conducting your own Search

Get in touch with me and I can provide some guidance, mapping and methods as to how you could continue the search for your Missing loved one.
If you do conduct your own search here are some things to consider.

Always seek permissions from landowners to gain access to their property.

Advise them of entry and your intent.
Abide by any Biosecurity measures they have in place.
Let them know and thank them when you have vacated the property.

Consider the ability of the person.

Think about the habits of the person missing,
Favourite places.
Places of safety.
Emotionally attached places.
Are they agile or fit enough to get there.
Consider slip, trips and falls into places.

Search within your limits of fitness and capability.

Ensure you have the appropriate equipment.

See my hiking / Bushwalking advise in prevention.

If you find items that may belong to the person

Avoid touching as this may contaminate it.
Photograph the item in a series of photographs.

1. Close up (Macro setting if required)
2. Middle distant
3. Relation to something in distance
4. Place GPS next to and capture location in the picture
5. Locate with GPS or Google pin drop.

Report to the Police Family Liaison Officer or Case Manager.

If you put up Missing Persons signs, include a Please remove after date. Suggest 2-3months, include the basic information.

Name
Age
Sex
Recent Photo and description
Last known positive sighting area
What items of clothing and Shoe size
What discardable items they may have
What to do if sighted

Be aware of hiring self-proclaimed experts.

Ask for credentials
What do they want in return?

Social media and Facebook are great tools for widespread and hasty dissemination of information but be aware of trolls and keyboard warriors hijacking posts and derailing searches and or the Investigation.

Delete posts once Missing Person has been located.