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.

• Gloucester 07-08-23

  Around 2130 our Land Search Teams were called out to the Hardwicke area of Gloucester to assist Gloucestershire Constabulary in locating a missing elderly man.
  Team members from SARA Stations at Cotswolds, Beachley and Tewkesbury all responded. Thankfully the missing man was located safe by the Police, some distance from the search rendezvous, and our teams were stood down just before 2300.

  In addition, on his route to RV one of our team members spotted another individual in need of aid and stopped with him for 40 minutes before handing over to the Police.

  7th Aug 2023

  7th Aug 2023

• Hereford 06-08-23

  SARA inland water search teams were called out to Hereford this afternoon, to assist West Mercia Police with an ongoing search in the River Wye.
  They conducted a detailed search of a section downstream from Hereford, using two boats and a raft to support the search, much of which was in quite shallow water. With a lot of other commitments for SARA today this was a combined team with members from our stations at Wyre Forest, Upton, Tewkesbury, Beachley and Newport.

  Despite a detailed search over 7 hours, nothing was found. The Police investigation remains ongoing.

  6th Aug 2023

  6th Aug 2023

• Minchinhampton 01-08-23

  SARA Search teams were called out around 1630, to support Gloucestershire Constabulary concerned for a missing man. Teams from SARA Stations at Sharpness, Tewkesbury, Cotswolds and Beachley responded, initially to a holding area near Stroud and then to the area of Minchinhampton.

  They were supported by colleagues from Gloucestershire Cave Rescue Group and two search dogs from Search and Rescue Dog Association South Wales (Bran again, and a friend called Rusty) and a series of search areas were investigated.

  Around 2300 the Police located the missing man safe and well some distance away, and the volunteers were all stood down. Many thanks again to all who responded.

  1st Aug 2023

  1st Aug 2023

• Gloucester 26-07-23

  Our land search teams were called out around 8pm, to assist Gloucestershire Constabulary with a missing person search. Crew from SARA stations at Cotswolds, Tewkesbury and Beachley all made their way towards the RV close to Gloucester itself.

  As our first search parties were preparing to deploy we were informed that the missing person had been found safe and well, so we were stood down.

  Many thanks to all who responded.

  26th Jul 2023

  26th Jul 2023

• Newport 23-07-23

  The SARA Newport lifeboat crew were called out at 1640 this afternoon, to reports of two children in the River Ebbw. Crew responded rapidly but were then informed that the children were safe and with the Fire Service, and we were stood down before 1700.

  23rd Jul 2023

  23rd Jul 2023

• Dumbleton 19-07-23

  We were called at just after 3am, to assist Gloucestershire Police with a search for a vulnerable missing person in the Dumbleton area, near Evesham. Teams from the SARA stations at Beachley, Tewkesbury, Cotswolds and Wyre Forest attended, as did a dog team team from Search and Rescue Dog Association South Wales.

  Assets from Gloucestershire Cave Rescue Group, Warwickshire Search and Rescue, West Mercia Search & Rescue and Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire were also responding, when the missing person was located by Bran – the search dog from SARDA SW.

  Many thanks to Dumbleton Cricket Club for their hospitality, and to all the volunteers who responded.

  19th Jul 2023

  19th Jul 2023

• Gloucester (Epney) 06-07-23

  Early this afternoon we were called out to the Gloucester area to support Gloucestershire Police with a missing person search.

  It was a somewhat busy afternoon, with the teams initially tasked to the Kingsway area of Quedgeley, and then to Brookthorpe, 3km away, and then tasked to Epney (nearly 6km from the first RV) as new intelligence came in. Both land and inland water search teams were involved, from the SARA stations at Tewkesbury, Sharpness, Cotswolds and Beachley.

  Thankfully not long after the search patterns at Epney the missing lady was located safe by one of the land search teams. They were assisted by one of the SARA boat teams and one of our team doctors, as well as police officers, before being evacuated to an ambulance.

  6th Jul 2023

  6th Jul 2023

• Nailsworth & Woodchester 05-07-23

  Around 0200, we were tasked to assist Gloucestershire Constabulary with a search for a missing woman in the Nailsworth area. After a 5 hour search, we were stood down with nothing found.

  Later today we were tasked to the Woodchester Mansion area, due to new intelligence. Sadly not long after this search had commenced the body of a female was found, and was then recovered.
  Our thoughts are again with the friends and family of the lady concerned.

  Teams from the SARA stations at Sharpness, Beachley, Tewkesbury and Cotswolds were all involved along with our colleagues from Gloucestershire Cave Rescue Group. Many thanks to all who responded to another difficult callout this week.

  5th Jul 2023

  5th Jul 2023

• Newport River Usk 02-07-23

  SARA lifeboat 14 was tasked at Newport during the evening, to its third emergency launch request within a month.

  A detailed search, also involving the police helicopter and a fire & rescue service boat, was carried out for a potential person in the water.

  The person was later confirmed safe on land.

  2nd Jul 2023

  2nd Jul 2023

• Moreten Valence (Gloucester area) 02-07-23

  SARA Land and Inland Water Search Teams were called out during the morning, to support Gloucestershire Constabulary with a search in the area of Moreten Valence, south of Gloucester. Team members from SARA stations at Tewkesbury, Beachley, Sharpness, Wyre Forest and Cotswolds were deployed.

  Very sadly during the search a body was discovered. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man concerned.

  2nd Jul 2023

  2nd Jul 2023