Avon & Somerset Search & Rescue

12 ASC Log no. 0326 Avon and Somerset Police contacted the team to help with a vulnerable male on cliffs in Avon Gorge. The team was called out at 13:50 but stood down en route as the male was safely in the care of the police, the team was stood down at 14:04.

11 The team was requested to help in the ongoing search for a missing Bath University student. The team was put on standby at 07:55 and subsequently called out at 08:01. A large, steep section of woodland with quarries needed to be searched, 3 teams deployed into these areas but no find was made. The team was stood down at 15:22.

10 ASC Log no. Avon & Somerset Police contacted the team to help search for a vulnerable high risk female near Street. The team was put on standby 20:34 and called out at 21:04. The search teams were tasked with working through a woodland, the missing female was located in the woods by team members and escorted safely to the other emergency services. The team was stood down at 00:26.

09 ASC Log no. 0960 The team were called to assist the ambulance service with a young male mountain biker who had injured himself in Rowberrow Forest. The team was called out at 20:06. The teams medics protected him from the environment, stabilised him and moved him to the ambulance and was stood down at 22:15.

08 ASC Log no. 0389 The team was called to Cheddar Gorge to assist a female safely from steep terrain. The team was called out at 13:01 and was stood down at 14:37.

07 The team was called out to Cheddar Gorge to help two people who had become stuck on steep terrain. The team was called out at 17:27. The people were secured and then escorted safely to the road by team members and the team was stood down at 20:34.

06 ASC Log no. 406. While ASSARs technical rescue team were training a missing young male’s car was discovered near the quarry. The rest of the team was put on standby at 13:44 and called out at 13:51. Teams searched the quarry and surrounding woodlands. The missing male was found safely by police outside the search areas. Stand down at 18:51.

05 ASC Log no 866. At 21:06 the team was put on standby to assist the police in a search for a missing vulnerable male on the Blackdown Hills, the team was called out at 21:14. Search teams located the male, sadly deceased, and was stood down at 00:10.

04 ASC Log no. 0235. At 14:05 the team was put on standby to help the police in the search for a missing female north of Bristol. The team was called out at 14:24, teams were tasked with searching a large wooded area. A search team located the lady and assisted her back to the police and ambulance service. The team was stood down at 18:58.

03 ASC Log no. 583 The team were called to assist the police in Bath searching for a vulnerable missing male, the team was put on standby at 19:50 and called out at 20:07 but then stood down at 20:26 as the missing person had been found.

02 ASC Log no. 937 Avon & Somerset Police contacted ASSAR to help in the search for a vulnerable missing female in the Wedmore area. The team were put on standby at 00:40, then called out at 01:06. Specialist search teams were on the ground until being stood down at 05:46.

ASSAR was asked to carry on the search and the team was put on standby at 09:51 and called out at 09:59. The female was found on a lane in the area by police and the team stood down at 10:37.

Callout 01: ASC log no. 0587 The team were called to assist the ambulance service with moving an injured forester down a steep path in poor weather conditions on the Mendip Hills. The team was put on standby at 14:54, called out at 15:12 and stood down at 17:00.

22 ASSAR was called to Henstridge to assist in the search for a vulnerable missing person. No find was made and the team was stood down. The callout lasted 6hr 47 mins.

21 The team was called to Peasedown St. John to assist in the search for a young vulnerable missing person. The missing person was located and the team stood down. The callout lasted 3hrs 3mins.

20 ASSAR was called to assist in the search for a vulnerable missing person near Cromhall. The callout lasted 4hr 54mins.

19 ASSAR was called to the Avon Gorge to assist other emergency services with a potentially vulnerable person. The team was stood down en route. The callout lasted 29mins.

18 ASSAR was called to Goblin Combe, North Somerset to assist an injured climber. The callout lasted 29mins.

17 ASSAR was called by the police to assist in searching for a missing person in Worlebury Woods, Weston-super-Mare. The missing person was located outside our search area and the team was stood down. The callout lasted 6hr 8mins.

16 ASSAR was called out to Cheddar Gorge to assist the ambulance service. The callout lasted 1hr 28mins.

15 The team were called out to help find a missing person in the Ebbor Gorge area of the Mendip Hills. The missing person was located deceased. The callout, spread over two days lasted 15hrs and 1 min.