Yorkshire and North Humberside Lowland Search and Rescue Team

06/11/2026

Keep up the great work ❤️

CALLOUT 05/11/26: Earlier this morning the team responded to a request for assistance from Lincolnshire Police to the North of the County
The team were happy to STAND DOWN after the missing person was located safe and well.

Support the team here: lincslsar.org/support

04/11/2026

🚨 Training Night in the Dark! 🔦🌙

Last night our team headed out for another valuable training session, focusing on refining our Hasty Search techniques. The aim was to maintain a good operational pace while ensuring our search methods remained thorough, effective, and disciplined, just as they would need to be during a real deployment.

Conditions certainly added to the challenge. With very little ambient light, our powerful torches were put to the test, illuminating the terrain ahead while the glow of Bonfire Night celebrations lit up the surrounding skyline. 🎆

The session also provided an excellent opportunity to develop some of our newer members, introducing them to the principles of line searching and discussing the key differences between conducting searches during daylight and at night. Darkness can significantly alter how clues, terrain features, and casualties are identified, making effective night search techniques an essential skill for any search and rescue volunteer.

As communities across the region celebrate Bonfire Night, we'd like to remind everyone to stay safe:
🔥 Attend organised displays where possible. 🔥 Keep children and pets at a safe distance from fireworks and bonfires.
🔥 Follow the Firework Code and local safety guidance.
🔥 Never return to a firework that has failed to ignite.

Finally, a huge thank you to all the emergency services and voluntary responders who will be working throughout what is often one of the busiest and most challenging weeks of the year. From the Fire and Rescue Service, Police, Ambulance Service, and the many volunteer organisations supporting their communities, your dedication does not go unnoticed.

Stay safe out there. 👏🚒🚔🚑

30/10/2026

🌫️👻 A SPOOKY NIGHT OF SEARCH & RESCUE TRAINING! 🔦🎃

Last night, our team braved the cold, dark and VERY foggy conditions for another important evening of training! 🥶🌫️

With thick mist rolling in, visibility dropping and Halloween just around the corner, it certainly felt like the perfect setting for a horror film! 👻

We’re pleased to report that no ghosts, goblins or other mysterious creatures were found… although we’re still not entirely sure about a couple of our team members! 🤣🎃

👣 Joking aside, there was a serious reason behind last night’s training.

Searching for missing and vulnerable people doesn’t always happen in nice weather or daylight.

Last night was a great reminder of just how important it is to:

🔦 Keep our torches, radios and equipment batteries fully charged and ready.

🧭 Be confident navigating in darkness and poor visibility.

👀 Stay aware of our surroundings and work together as a team when conditions become challenging.

🐕 We finished the evening with some search dog training for trainee search dog Gizmo!

While the rest of us were trying to see through the spooky mist, Gizmo wasn’t bothered one bit! His nose was doing all the hard work, and he certainly wasn’t letting a bit of fog, darkness or the possibility of a wandering goblin put him off! 🐾🤣

Another fantastic evening of learning, teamwork and preparation.

Because when someone goes missing, we don’t get to choose the weather, the time or the conditions. We just need to be ready. ❤️

🚨 Yorkshire & North Humberside Lowland Search & Rescue Team

Training today, preparing to help bring missing people home tomorrow. ❤️

Lowland Rescue

27/10/2026

CALL OUT, CALL OUT, CALL OUT,

Callout Number 001,

Team member are currently on their way to assist Lincolnshire Lowland Search and Rescue with a missing person search,

25/10/2026

🏔️🚨 MOUNTAIN RESCUE AWARENESS DAY — A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR NEIGHBOURING TEAMS! 💚

Today is Mountain Rescue Awareness Day, and here at Yorkshire & North Humberside Lowland Search & Rescue Team, we want to take a moment to recognise the absolutely incredible work carried out by our Mountain Rescue colleagues. 👏

As a relatively new Lowland Rescue team, we’re fortunate to have five Mountain Rescue teams surrounding our operational area, all doing fantastic work helping people when they need it most.

We’ve already been in communication with these teams, discussing how we can support and assist one another in the future, and we’re really looking forward to building those relationships as our own team continues to develop.

❤️ Different teams, different environments, but ultimately the same goal — saving lives and bringing people home safely to their loved ones.

It’s easy to see the photographs of a successful rescue or read about a call-out, but what people don’t always see is everything that goes on behind the scenes.

🥾 The countless hours of training.

🚨 The middle-of-the-night call-outs.

🐕 The dedication of search dog handlers.

🧰 The equipment checks, fundraising and preparation.

💚 And perhaps most importantly, the volunteers who give up their own time, often leaving their families, jobs and warm beds behind to help complete strangers.

That dedication deserves enormous recognition and respect.

Although Mountain Rescue and Lowland Rescue operate in different environments, there is so much we can learn from one another, and we firmly believe that working together can only make us stronger.

As our team grows and becomes fully operational, we hope to develop some fantastic working relationships with our neighbouring rescue teams.

👏 So today, we’d like to say a massive THANK YOU to all Mountain Rescue volunteers, particularly the five teams surrounding our area.

You do an incredible job, and we’re looking forward to working alongside you in the future.

And to everyone reading this, please consider supporting your local Mountain Rescue team. Many rely heavily on public donations to keep their volunteers trained, equipped and ready to respond.

💚 One rescue community. Different uniforms. The same determination to help those in need.

Happy Mountain Rescue Awareness Day! 🏔️🚨