Isle of Wight Search and Rescue

Searching for vulnerable missing persons on the Isle of Wight

Welcome

wightsar Welcome to Isle of Wight Search and Rescue

WightSAR provide skilled volunteers to assist Hampshire Constabulary and other agencies in searches for vulnerable missing persons on the Isle of Wight. We are probationary members of the Association of Lowland Search and Rescue (ALSAR) who have a national role in coordinating the national provision of Lowland search and Rescue resources, as well as setting the standards of competence for all involved in operational deployment.

The team are not new to the Island. We formed in 2008 following a major missing person search in Parkhurst Forest. This presented a number of issues for Hampshire Search and Rescue (HANTSAR); it took almost three hours to deploy from the Mainland and also at significant cost for ferry travel for search teams involved in the search. For three years we operated under HantSAR until November 2011 when we formed our independent unit.

We now have 25 team members trained to various levels from Search Technician to Search Controller.

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