Monday 14 March 2011

Thank you

Tonight the team have been involved in a search for a missing 85 year old near Durlston. The temperature outside was not good (around 5 degrees). The Coastguard IRT team deployed just after 8pm and was further strengthened just before 9pm by the whole team.

Shortly after this the lady was discovered on The Downs by one of the Coastguard teams (Messrs Thompson, Simmons and P Brown). It appears she had slipped down a bank into the undergrowth but other than being cold was OK and taken to a waiting ambulance to be check over and returned home.

Tonights incident was an excellent example of partnership working which thankfully ended in a good result.

I would like to thank the team for turning out so quickly (in full PPE!) Dorset Police Officers, Dorset Police Helicopter, Swanage Lifeboat Crews and the members of the public who kindly allowed us access to their gardens and homes to search.

Oh special thanks to the Swanage Lifeboat crew for using the new callsigns ...well done chaps, this training is really working !

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