Incidents

We are tasked by the emergency services, including HM Coastguaard, Fire & Rescue, Police and the Ambulance Services. Our teams are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Below are the callouts that we have attended.

• River Severn 24-08-21

  Whilst still travelling back from this search the SARA Beachley team was asked by Gloucestershire Police for assistance with a search of a section of the River Severn, utilising our inshore Lifeboat SARA 3 and land team members for a search of an area of the river bank.
  Nothing was found and the team stood down as the light faded.

  24th Aug 2021

  24th Aug 2021

• North Nibley, Dursley 24-08-21

  Gloucestershire Police contacted us on Tuesday morning for help with a missing person search in the North Nibley area. Team members from SARA Cotswolds, Beachley and Tewkesbury all responded, and we were very grateful for help from Avon & Somerset Search and Rescue and Wiltshire Search and Rescue (both of whom also helped with a search last Tuesday!),

  During the course of the search, the police informed us that the missing person had travelled out of the search area, and so the search was stood down.

  24th Aug 2021

  24th Aug 2021

• River Severn 23-08-21

  At 1800 on Monday evening we were tasked to search part of the River Severn, after reports of an object in the water. SARA Lifeboat 1 from Beachley and 3 of the smaller lifeboats from SARA Sharpness were all launched.

  While on this search we were also tasked by Gwent Police to support their operation with a vulnerable person on the Prince of Wales Bridge.

  Once the person was confirmed as secure with the police, the lifeboat crews continued the river search until stood down with nothing found.

  23rd Aug 2021

  23rd Aug 2021

• Prince of Wales (M4) Bridge 18-08-21

  At 1350hrs SARA lifeboats were requested to assist with an incident between the Prince of Wales and M48 Bridges.
  SARA Lifeboat 2 ‘The Pride of Sharpness’ and Lifeboat 4 were both launched, along with SARA Lifeboat 1 from Beachley, and proceeded to the location.
  Whilst they were en route, the Coastguard Helicopter Rescue 187 located and winched the casualty from the River Severn to safety.

  18th Aug 2021

  18th Aug 2021

• Halesowen 17-08-21

  Just before 9am, the Wyre Forest crew were tasked by West Midlands Police to assist with a missing person investigation in the Halesowen area.
  With the ongoing search in progress in Dursley, we asked West Mercia Search & Rescue and Staffordshire Search and Rescue Team to assist us (Warwickshire Search and Rescue were also asked to assist but were deploying to their own search).
  Shortly after teams deployed, the missing gentleman was located safe and well by a police dog team.
  Thank you to Asda Barnes Hill for allowing us to use their carpark as an RV.

  17th Aug 2021

  17th Aug 2021

• Dursley 17-08-21

  SARA was contacted at 02:30am by Gloucestershire Police for assistance with a search for a vulnerable missing person in the Dursley area. Teams from SARA Beachley and Tewkesbury responded, and were grateful for the assistance of Wiltshire Search and Rescue, Avon & Somerset Search and Rescue and a dog team from the Search and Rescue Dog Association South Wales.
  Thankfully the missing person was found safe by a member of the public just before midday.

  17th Aug 2021

  17th Aug 2021

• Tidenham 04-08-21

  Today the team continued the search for a missing person which we started at the weekend. It included a more intense search from the water along the River Wye as well as continuing the land search in the Tidenham Chase area. Crew members from our SARA’s Beachley, Cotswolds , Tewkesbury and Newport stations all took part.

  We will respond to any requests from Gloucestershire Police for further support. Meanwhile our thoughts remain with the family of the missing person.

  4th Aug 2021

  4th Aug 2021

• Sudbrook 01-08-21

  This afternoon around 5pm Welsh Ambulance Service (WAST) asked us to assist their hazardous area response (HART) team, helping to recover an injured child who had fallen from the Welsh Coast Path near Sudbrook – close to the Second Severn Crossing. The recovery involved moving the child on a stretcher from rocks and mud next to the path and along the shoreline before lifting the stretcher up the rocks to safety and a waiting ambulance.

  Chepstow Coastguard were also on scene. We wish the child, who is now recovering in hospital, a speedy recovery.

  1st Aug 2021

  1st Aug 2021

• Tidenham 30 & 31-07-21

  On Friday morning (30 July) we were called out to the Tidenham area of the Forest of Dean to support Gloucestershire Police with a missing person search. Teams formed from members of the SARA Stations at Beachley, Tewkesbury and Cotswolds together with colleagues from Gloucestershire Cave Rescue Group searched until being stood down at 1830.

  The search was resumed the following morning (Sat 31 July), with additional support from SARA Sharpness, Avon & Somerset Search and Rescue and two dogs from SARDA (South Wales). Despite an extensive search, which included a lifeboat search of the Wye on both days, nothing was found and the SARA teams were stood down at 1800.

  The police operation remained ongoing and our thoughts are with the family of the missing man.

  31st Jul 2021

  31st Jul 2021

• Newport 25-07-21

  Around 9am the SARA Newport crew launched to reports of a drifting vessel in the city centre area of the River Usk. She was subsequently safely secured and the SARA boat recovered

  25th Jul 2021

  25th Jul 2021