▁be ▁available ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁emer gency ▁for ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁parties ." ▁Nin ian ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁before ▁this ▁idea ▁could ▁be ▁implemented . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁an ▁event ▁was ▁soon ▁to ▁catal y ze ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁Federation . ▁ ▁On ▁Saturday ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁four ▁young ▁men ▁set ▁off ▁to ▁walk ▁from ▁G ov et ts ▁Le ap ▁at ▁Black he ath ▁to ▁Richmond ▁via ▁the ▁Gro se ▁Valley . ▁The ▁men ▁took ▁only ▁enough ▁food ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁certain ▁they ▁would ▁make ▁Richmond ▁by ▁then . ▁A ▁track ▁was ▁followed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁days ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁day ▁the ▁track ▁became ▁hard ▁to ▁spot ▁and ▁the ▁men ▁encountered ▁heavy ▁veget ation . ▁On ▁the ▁fourth ▁day ▁heavy ▁rain ▁so aked ▁the ▁men ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁fifth ▁day ▁the ▁men ▁decided ▁to ▁split ▁up : ▁two ▁would ▁push ▁on ▁ahead ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁would ▁continue ▁at ▁their ▁own ▁pace ▁behind . ▁Later ▁that ▁day , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lag ging ▁men , ▁fat igu ed ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁food , ▁could ▁walk ▁no ▁further ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁a ▁cave ▁whilst ▁the ▁other ▁would ▁speed ▁up ▁and ▁catch ▁up ▁with ▁leading ▁pair . ▁On ▁the ▁sixth ▁day ▁this ▁man ▁caught ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁leading ▁pair ▁but ▁after ▁encounter ing ▁thick ▁scr ub ▁and ▁not ▁having ▁e aten ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁hours ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁men