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.

• Bream 16 / 17-08-19

  Land Search Teams from SARA Beachley and Tewkesbury were called out at 7.30pm on Friday to the Bream area, to support Gloucestershire Constabulary with a missing person search. With nothing found by 1am, efforts were stood down and resumed at 9am on Saturday. On both days we were joined by colleagues from Gloucestershire Cave Rescue Group, and today also from SARDA South Wales and the Midlands Cave Rescue Organisation.
  We were delighted that the missing lady was located by one of our teams early on the Saturday afternoon. Two of our Casualty Carers (including one who was visiting from SARA Wyre Forest) were able to attend to the lady, and look after her until an NHS Ambulance arrived.
  We wish the lady a speedy recovery. Many thanks to all the volunteers who attended on what was a very wet evening and then an arduous daytime search, and the Police for arranging very welcome refreshments!

  17th Aug 2019

  17th Aug 2019

• Early call out for Newport 14-08-19

  Newport crews were woken at 01:37 this morning to respond to reports of a person threatening to jump from one of the river bridges over the River Usk.

  Thankfully this situation was resolved as the lifeboat was prepared for launch at Uskmouth.

  14th Aug 2019

  14th Aug 2019

• Oldbury Sands 07-08-19

  SARA Lifeboat 3 was called out at 8am. We were requested by the Coastguard to investigate an object which had been spotted on the River Severn Oldbury Sands above the M48 Severn Bridge.
  A search was conducted but nothing was found, and the lifeboat was then recovered back at Beachley around 10am.

  7th Aug 2019

  7th Aug 2019

• Wintour’s Leap 05-08-19

  SARA Beachley Lifeboat Crew were called out just before 6pm. They were tasked to support Gloucestershire Police and Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service with the recovery of a body from the base of the Wintour’s Leap cliffs.
  Working with GFRS, and at very low tide, the team was able to transfer the stretcher from the woods onto SARA Lifeboat 3, and recover it back to Beachley.
  The police have said his next of kin has been informed.

  5th Aug 2019

  5th Aug 2019

• Dursley 29-07-19

  Land search teams from SARA Beachley and Tewkesbury Stations were called out to the Dursley area (again) at 8.30pm, to support Gloucestershire Constabulary with a missing person search.
  Thankfully the person concerned was located by the police, safe and well, just as our teams were about to be deployed out on the ground, and the SARA teams were then stood down.

  29th Jul 2019

  29th Jul 2019

• Beachley 27-07-19

  Around 9.30am SARA was asked, by the Coastguard, to recover a body from the bank of the Severn.
  We launched our smaller Lifeboat 3 and brought the body of the man to Beachley, where he was handed over to the Police and Coastguard.

  27th Jul 2019

  27th Jul 2019

• M48 Bridge 22-07-19 (3rd lifeboat call in 3 days)

  SARA Lifeboat 1, Lifeboat 3, and Lifeboat 14 were launched to a person reportedly jumped from the M48 Bridge.
  Area searches were completed alongside NPAS, Coastguard Helicopter and Coastguard land teams, along with HART paramedics from SWASFT.
  Crews were stood down at 16:37
  This was the 3rd immediate launch for SARA crews in 3 days

  22nd Jul 2019

  22nd Jul 2019

• M48 Bridge 20-7-19

  On a second callout of the day, SARA Lifeboat crews were called out shortly after 23.30, to support the Police and Coastguard with an operation on the M48 Severn Bridge. SARA Lifeboats 1 and 4 were launched, along with the new SARA Lifeboat 2 ‘Pride of Sharpness’, on her first callout although not yet officially in service.
  The RNLI Portishead Lifeboat was also launched, and Coastguard land-based teams and the Coastguard helicopter were deployed. SARA Lifeboat 14 was again brought to Beachley and prepared for launch.
  Thankfully the police were able to conclude the operation with everyone safe and well, and the lifeboats were stood down shortly after 1am.

  20th Jul 2019

  20th Jul 2019

• M4 Crossing 20-7-19

  The SARA Beachley Lifeboat Crew were called out in the early afternoon, to support the Police and Coastguard with an operation in the area of the M4 Second Severn Crossing.
  With the low tide, SARA Lifeboat 3 and Rescue Boat 5 were launched, with NHS HART Paramedics onboard the lifeboat. They conducted searches in conjunction with the Coastguard Helicopter, before being stood down and recovered back at Beachley.
  SARA Lifeboat 14 from Newport was also brought to Beachley and was being prepared for launch when we were stood down.

  20th Jul 2019

  20th Jul 2019

• Stow-on-the-Wold 19-07-19

  Land Teams were called out to Stow at 1900, to search for a missing person.
  Stood down at 2100, as the missing person had been located by the police.

  19th Jul 2019

  19th Jul 2019