Search and Rescue; Autism and Missing Persons

Last week one of Re-Search’s readers was in Canada. He e-mailed about an on-going search for a seven-year old autistic missing child. Interestingly the big story on the TV out here is a missing autistic boy, missing for 2 days in heavy snow wearing a light shirt. They found him today, still alive, no update [...]

December 17, 2009 · Robert Bradley · No Comments
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SEBEV trains its members in AED use

First Aid training is a contentious issue in lowland search. Due to the nature of our “work” we do not often find mispers in need of emergency medical care; they are either well past that or more fortunately in need of a little TLC and not much else. However, the “image” of Search and Rescue and [...]

December 10, 2009 · Robert Bradley · One Comment
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Busy weekend for ALSAR Units

More news slowly filtering in about other ALSAR callouts over last weekend. Wilsar had a callout on the 14th Nov. “to assist Wiltshire Police with search for vulnerable missing male in Swindon area. 21 members attended, assisted by members of ISAR. Male located safe and well.” Essex SAR also had a callout, on the 15th [...]

November 17, 2009 · Robert Bradley · No Comments
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Search and Rescue Knowledge Exchange

I found another interesting Search and Rescue website start-up whilst searching the other day. The Search and Rescue Knowledge Exchange has been launched as a “place to ask questions about Search and Rescue”. As the website states; As long as your question is: detailed and specific written clearly and simply of interest to at least [...]

November 12, 2009 · Robert Bradley · 4 Comments
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