Call Outs

17:08 – Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked to two people in the water following a capsize off of Seaton. Lyme Lifeboat had already been tasked, along with Coastguard Helo R187 and Beer Coastguard, and requesting assistance. With one casualty already ashore, a second casualty was picked up by Lyme Lifeboat, just as Sidmouth Lifeboat was launching.…

Sidmouth 2 tasked to assist police and coastguard searching for a missing person at Ladram Bay. After an hour at sea, lifeboat crew stood down following a positive outcome. Boat Crew: Ian Fletcher, Kyle Baker. Shore Crew: Brian Taylor, Andy Horsely, Andy Mitchell, Guy Bennett, Peter Rosenfeld.

At 5.01am, Sidmouth Lifeboat launched and commenced a shoreline search for a vulnerable missing person, along with Sidmouth and Beer coastguard teams, police and Sidmouth Fire Service. Police had already conducted a search of the seafront area with no success. The missing person was found safe and well in the Port Royal vicinity, and all…

At around 18:15, a member of the public contacted Sidmouth Lifeboat boathouse to report that his son had phoned him from his kayak and was struggling to paddle back in against the tide. The lifeboat launched and located the kayaker, a little tired but otherwise in good spirits, around 1.5 miles off the coast of…

Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to two persons reported to be in difficulty on Little Picket Rock. On arrival, the Lifeboat assessed both individuals and determined they were well and both wearing wetsuits. Due to the rising tide, the Lifeboat monitored their progress back to Jacobs Ladder Beach where they were met by Beer Coastguard…

Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked to evacuate a casualty with a suspected broken ankle from Littlecombe Shute. The casualty had already been attended to and stretchered to the shore by Beer Coastguard Rescue Team, who then stretchered her 450m along the shore, to a point they believed would be accessible to the lifeboat in the prevailing…

Sidmouth Lifeboat Crew were tasked to a lady who had fallen on the slope down to the beach. The casualty had sustained a suspected fracture and a cut to her ankle, with bruising and swelling.The Lifeboat Crew provided fist aid, applied a vacuum splint and stretchered the casualty into the boathouse to wait for family…

In the third callout within 24 hours, Sidmouth Lifeboat launched to assist the coastguard with a search for a missing male. The lifeboat conducted a shore line search between Ladram Bay and Salcombe Mouth. After nothing was found, the lifeboat was stood down at 12:45. Once again, many thanks to all involved.

Sidmouth Lifeboat was placed on immediate standby, kitted up at the lifeboat station, to assist police and coastguard with a potential incident. Not related to the callout earlier in the evening. At 04:00 the incident had resolved and all units were stood down.Many thanks to everyone involved.