BARB CALL-OUT #24: August 10. BARB’s volunteers were called out at 1.58pm to Brean beach by Coastguards where the beachwarden had reported a lady stuck in knee-deep mud. She had attempted to help her daughter reach their dog after it had got stuck and been freed. Both...
The BARB team was called out by Coastguards at 4.48pm to Brean beach after reports of a family in difficulty in mud with the tide incoming nearby. Due to the potential seriousness of the incident following multiple 999 calls, we were called alongside Coastguards from Burnham...
BARB’s volunteers were called at 17:06 to assist Avon and Somerset Police with searching for a missing person. Thankfully as our teams were just about to start their search instructions, the person was reported found safe & well, with this information our team were able to...
A late night call-out for BARB’s volunteers when the team was called to Brean at 11.08pm on Saturday night by Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team alongside the RNLI and the Coastguard helicopter, following a 999 call reporting someone drowning in the sea. The 999 call had been...
BARB’s volunteers were called at 6.11pm to assist Burnham Coastguards with an incident on Brean beach. Two adults were reported by the beach warden to be struggling in mud with an incoming tide nearby and therefore BARB’s hovercraft was called in case a rescue was required....
BARB’s volunteers were called at 3.37pm to assist Burnham Coastguards with an incident on Burnham beach. A mobility scooter user had got stuck in mud near the low lighthouse and, after the lady had been helped free by the Coastguards, further assistance was required from BARB...
An early wake-up call for BARB’s volunteers today at 3.36am when we were tasked by Coastguards with searching for a missing person on Brean beach. The person was reported to be in difficulty in the mud and, as such, our hovercraft teams were tasked immediately to...
BARB’s volunteers were called to Weston beach on Monday by Coastguards amid concern for a dog walker and his pet. The dog had run off into the mud and had been struggling near the tideline at low tide. Our hovercraft travelled by road to Weston...
Our team was called out by Coastguards at 2.15pm today to Burnham beach where a lady was stuck knee-deep in mud near the Pavilion while reaching her dog. The RNLI Lifeguards had spotted the lady and alerted the passing Coastguard patrol vehicle to the lady's...
Our team was called out at 2.50pm today to Berrow where the beach warden had reported a car stuck in soft sand at the top of the beach. Our crew used spades and waffle boards before towing the VW Touran free. The grateful owners, who...