Search – reported collapsed person near tide line
Wednesday 26th August 2026, 23:07 – duration 2 hrs 8 mins
Our team was paged by HM Coastguard late in the evening following a report of a person collapsed near the tide line, with footprints seen leading towards the water. On receiving the call, further details were gathered and the team quickly split into two: one crew prepped a hovercraft for launch, while the remainder prepared for a foot search.
The hovercraft launched with a pilot and BARB crew member aboard, carrying out a slow, methodical shoreline search from the launch area to the yacht club and back. Several sets of footprints were spotted along the way and each was investigated in turn.
Partway through, the craft was asked by the Coastguard Rescue Team to check an object further up the beach — on closer inspection, this turned out to be nothing more than a bin. The craft continued its search along the tide line towards the yacht club, working alongside a separate foot search team covering the ground.
Twelve crew attended in total. A steady, well-coordinated multi-team search.
