Call Outs
Man Rescued After Attempt to Retrieve Dog from River Otter
Date: 07.07.24 Time tasked: 11:21 Callout #: 5 Tasked to a male who had entered the water at the mouth of the River Otter to retrieve a dog. The dog had self recovered to the beach, but the male had not and was being swept out to sea. Exmouth ILB and the Coastguard Helo were also…
Read MoreFalse Alarm in Salcombe Mouth: Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat Responds to SOS Signal
Date: 28.06.24 Time tasked: 23:33 Callout #: 4 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat launched following a report of SOS being signalled by torch in the Salcombe Mouth area. An extensive close inshore search was conducted, using searchlights and night vision equipment. Nothing found, other than a fisherman on the shore using an occasional light. Lifeboat stood down and…
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Date: 03.06.24 Time tasked: 21:25 Callout #: 3 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to assist Beer and Exmouth coastguard, SWAST and Devon & Cornwall police with an incident in Sidmouth The incident resolved and the lifeboat was stood down at 22:31. Boat Crew: Si Priestley (Helm), Guy Bennett, Dave Pearce, Adrian Blight Tractor Driver: Paul May DLA: Phil Shepperd…
Read MoreFalse Alarm Resolved: Pot Marker Mistaken for Person Near Sidmouth Beach
Date: 27.05.24 Time tasked: 18:42 Callout #: 2 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was alerted by Solent Coastguard to a possible person face down in the water 100m off of Sidmouth Port Royal beach. Beer and Sidmouth Coastguard teams, a Coastguard helo and Lyme lifeboat were also tasked. From the shore, Sidmouth Lifeboat crew immediately identified the…
Read MoreSidmouth Independent Lifeboat assists in search for high risk missing person
Date: 11.11.23 Time tasked: 02:10 Callout #: 18 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked alongside Coastguard Helo Rescue 187, Beer Coastguard and Exmouth Coastguard search teams to reports of a missing high risk male believed to be in the vicinity of Muttersmoor. The Lifeboat was tasked to do a shoreline search between Sidmouth and Sandy Cove.…
Read MoreSidmouth Independent Lifeboat assists with 4×4 vehicle dragged into the sea during Storm Ciarán
Date: 01.11.23 Time tasked: 21:05 Callout #: 17 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was paged at 21:05 after a 4×4 vehicle had been dragged into the sea from the Eastern end of the Esplanade. Weather conditions were Force 10 winds with large waves breaking across the road. Also in attendance were HM Coastguard, Police and Fire and…
Read MoreMulti-agency response to person in the River Axe
Date: 29.10.23 Time tasked: 09:37 Callout #: 16 [Updated at 18:46] Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to a casualty in the water at the entrance to the River Axe. The casualty had been washed out of the river and was 30m offshore. Lyme Regis RNLI, who were already at sea training in the area, had…
Read MoreSwift response by Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat to Kayaker in the water off Branscombe Beach
Date: 04.09.23 Time tasked: 12:25 Call out #: 15 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat received an urgent tasking to a person in the water, holding onto their Kayak approximately 100m off Branscombe Beach. The boat launched and proceeded to the location, where the crew were able to locate the casualty very quickly, despite fairly choppy sea conditions. After…
Read MoreSidmouth Lifeboat assist person overboard off Beer
Date: 07.08.23 Time tasked: 12:36 Call out #: 14 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to an urgent call from a yacht off of Beer, with two persons on board – one adult and a child. The adult, who was not wearing a lifejacket, had fallen overboard and hit his head, and was unable to get back…
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Date: 10.07.23 Time tasked: 13:40 Call out #: 13 Paged to a casualty reported to have fallen from the cliff face at Jacobs Ladder. As emergency services arrived on scene, it became clear that extraction of the casualty by sea would not be necessary, and the lifeboat was stood down prior to launch Many thanks to…
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