The first call-out of the year for BARB’s volunteers was a request for our inshore rescue boat team to help Secret World Wildlife Rescue with a wildlife rescue. A stranded swan had become trapped in discarded fishing line on the fishing ponds at Combwich, near Bridgwater. BARB’s...
BARB’s volunteers were called to Weston beach at 10.09am by Coastguards on Friday morning to assist a woman and child in difficulty in mud. Both BARB’s hovercraft were driven to Weston and one was launched on the beach near the Grand Pier to help Coastguards while...
Our volunteers were called to Weston beach at 10.19pm on Saturday night to assist Coastguards, Police and the RNLI at an incident next to the Grand Pier. A person in a distressed state was reported to be stuck in mud. The BARB hovercraft was driven to...
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards at 3.07pm after two people had become stuck in knee deep mud south of Burnham’s jetty. The father and child who were unfamiliar with our beaches were out exploring when they encountered thick mud that had quickly trapped their...
Called to assist with multi agency incident. No further details....
Called to assist SWASFT with medical incident in Burnham...
An early morning call-out for BARB’s volunteers when our pagers were sounded at 1.18am to assist Coastguards in the search for a person in distress along one of the paths to Berrow beach. Once initial contact was made by the Coastguards, two members of the BARB...
BARB’s team of volunteers was called out by Coastguards to the seafront near Burnham Yacht Club at 12.21pm to assist in a medical incident where a child had suffered a head injury in a fall down the sea wall steps. Our team, who are trained to...
Our volunteers were called out at 5.50pm to Berrow beach by Coastguards where a girl was reported to have gone missing by her parents. The family group had been together and the youngster had walked on ahead and at some point left the beach. While...