We were called out by Devon & Cornwall Police to assist the Maritime and Coastguard Agency with the search for a high-risk missing person in the Penzance area.

Team members joined Coastguard colleagues in searching likely areas along the seafront from Penzance across to Marazion – keeping a close eye on the tide.

We were stood down as daylight faded and recommenced the search the following day. Again working closely with Coastguard colleagues, we covered further areas around the town and neighbouring coastpaths. After over five hours, we were stood down once more pending further police investigations.

Images taken by our volunteer Call-out Members

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This was the sixth day of searching (in separate incidents) in just over two weeks for our team members.

All of our team members are volunteers. We’re available 24/7, 365 days of the year to assist the emergency services to search for missing, vulnerable and injured people across West Cornwall.

We rely on public donations to operate.

To support us and leave a donation, visit our website: https://westcornwallsar.co.uk/support-us/

We are members of Mountain Rescue England and Wales and the British Cave Rescue Council – BCRC.