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| Wednesday, 23 December 2009 | |
29 August 17:00 to 20:00 BST PMIS - Person Missing - At approximately 1700 hrs local Liverpool
Coastguard received a call from Cumbria Police for aid in searching for a
male who lived in the Canal Foot area of Ulverston.He had been missing
from earlier in the day but no precise time could ne established. Walney
Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to a liaison point at Canal Foot
where further details were given with regard to the history and
description of the man. After liaison with the police it was decided to call in a coastguard flanking team from Millom to help in the search area from Bardsea in the south to Greenodd to the North. 29 August 17:00 to 20:00 BST Location: Canal Foot, Ulverston SAR Units: Walney CRT, Millom CRT, DFMRT, Cumbria Police, RAF Helo R131Job: 53 PMIS - Person Missing - At approximately 1700 hrs local Liverpool Coastguard received a call from Cumbria Police for aid in searching for a male who lived in the Canal Foot area of Ulverston.He had been missing from earlier in the day but no precise time could ne established. Walney Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to a liaison point at Canal Foot where further details were given with regard to the history and description of the man. After liaison with the police it was decided to call in a coastguard flanking team from Millom to help in the search area from Bardsea in the south to Greenodd to the North. The Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team were also requested to search inland areas including the Ulverston Canal. Rescue 131 was in the lakes and was tasked to help in the search. As the search continued the initial clothing description given was discounted as the clothes the male was thought to be wearing were found in the man's house. The helicopter searched the area from Greenodd South to Bardsea including the sands where the tide had ebbed off and Chapel Island just off Priory Point, it also did a sweep of the eastern area of coast on the Holker / Sandgate side . After a detailed search in conjunction with police support, the search was called off on the coastal area, MRT
volunteers continued to search the inland areas. |
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