BARB’s rescue hovercraft crew and Burnham Coastguards were called out on Thursday May 29th amid concern for a dog walker and his pet. A beach walker had raised the alarm shortly after mid-day after spotting a dog in mud on Burnham beach near the far tideline...
BARB’s volunteers had an early start to the day with a call-out in the early hours of this morning at 1.27am to assist Coastguards and the Police in the search for a vulnerable missing person, believed to be on Burnham beach. As our volunteer crew was...
A standby was given to BARB's SRT team for deployment to Bridgwater. As our crew were leaving the station, we received the welcome news that the person was now safe....
Burnham beach warden requested the assistance of BARB's volunteers to carry out a welfare check on a number of young children playing at the tideline during low tide. Safety advice was given and all children returned to a safe area of beach....
A busy start to Bank Holiday Monday for several BARB volunteers who were called out to help a beach walker whose elderly dog had collapsed on Burnham beach near the low lighthouse. After liaising with the Coastguard, a BARB 4x4 truck with two crew onboard was...
BARB’s volunteers assisted a lady after taking a fall on the esplanade during the Wednesday training session. Two of BARB's volunteers conveyed the lady to Musgrove Hospital A&E...
Volunteers from BARB Search & Rescue were called out alongside other agencies to help Somerset residents affected by flooding on Sunday night. BARB’s Flood Rescue Team were joined by affiliate Surf Life Saving GB members from Wessex Rescue to multiple taskings throughout the night after persistent...
BARB’s volunteers were called out on Saturday night January 4th by Civil Contingencies to assist Avon and Somerset Police during disruption in several parts of the region caused by the wintry weather. Two of BARB’s 4x4 trucks with four team members and Police onboard, were sent...