WHO ARE WE?
Yorkshire Search and Rescue (YORKSAR) is an independent charitable voluntary search and rescue team who are specialists in searching for high-risk vulnerable missing persons. The team is a diverse mix of people with a combination of skills from many different walks of life.
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The team is available to support the emergency services and other statutory bodies for search and rescue, flood response, civil defense and contingency.
The team mainly covers South Yorkshire and the Humber but is available throughout the county and bordering counties
WHAT WE DO
Operational team members are trained to national standards and fully equipped to assist the emergency services in search and rescue operations for missing and vulnerable persons in lowland and urban areas and provide inland water search and rescue and civil contingency operations such as flooding.
Vulnerable people can include those with dementia, despondent or suicidal, have a mental health issues. The team is equipped and trained to provide initial medical care/support and getting that person to a place of safety.