13/08/2026
🚨 Attendance Requests 🚨
Here is a quick report of some of the jobs the team have been involved in recently.
We cannot report on all the jobs we have attended due to the sensitive nature of them
📟 18/07/26 - 11:11 UTC
Paged after multiple 999 calls were received for red flares being seen close to the coast at Brandy Bay. As the team was mustering, the operations room stood the team down from the job as further information had come in, negating the need for the team to deploy.
The team was held at the station as two further jobs had come in simultaneously. One for ordnance at Crow Point and a further Medical incident, also at Crow Point.
Our colleagues from Croyde Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to the ordnance, and the ambulance service had got to the medical incident and updated the operations room that we were not required, so the team stood down.
📟 18/07/26 - 12:42 UTC
Paged to reports of 2 Kayakers struggling off Bull Point.
Arriving on scene, with a high vantage point, the Kayakers were observed going into Lee Bay, not actually kayaking, but on Stand Up Paddle Boards. Relocating to Lee Bay, the casualties were met with, and they confirmed that they had been struggling. After safety advice was given the team stood down.
📟 24/07/26 - 13:30 UTC
Paged along with our colleagues from Croyde Coastguard Rescue Team to search for a 10 YO on Woolacombe Beach who had gone missing near the beach hut area.
The team arrived on scene and followed search protocols to locate the missing child. After a short time, they were located towards Puttsborough, beyond Black Rock by a member of the family. Happy there were no further requests, the teams stood down.
📟 25/07/26 - 13:59 UTC
Paged along with our colleagues from Croyde Coastguard Rescue Team to assist in the search for a missing 8 YO. As the team was mustering, reports came in that the child had been found safe and well.
📟 26/07/26 - 15:09 UTC
Paged to 2 adults and 3 children stuck up the cliff at Capstone Parade. On arrival, the casualties were found climbing down from where they had been, on the south side of Capstone.
Met by police, they were given some suitable advice before they left the scene.
📟 26/07/26 - 20:27 UTC
Paged to reports of suspected ordnance on Woolacombe Beach, between certain beach huts. The team arrived on scene and made a thorough search of the reported location, extending to 200m from the hut. Nothing was found and the team stood down.
📟 29/07/26 - 19:22 UTC
Paged to reports of something in the water off Woolacombe.
The team met up with the first informant who pointed the item out, and directed RNLI Ilfracombe to the object which was the Morte Stone buoy. The team stood down returning to station. A call made with good intent.
📟 31/07/26 - 13:09 UTC
The team was paged along with North Devon RNLI Lifeguards and Croyde Coastguard Rescue Team to reports of a male having a medical episode on Grunta Beach.
After arriving on scene and assessing the casualties condition with paramedics, the Devon Air Ambulance was deployed, landing on the beach allowing them to take casualty to hospital for further care. We wish them a speedy recovery
📟 08/08/26 - 16:34 UTC
Paged to assist our colleagues from Croyde Coastguard Rescue Team with the search of a missing 9 YO at Saunton Sands.
Happily, while the crew was making their way to the incident location, the child was found safe and well, and the teams were stood down.
📟 12/08/26 - 10:31 UTC
Paged to reports of 5 Kayakers in difficulty at Combe Martin.
As the team was progressing to the beach area, information came in that the kayakers had been assisted to shore by two members of the public who were paddle boarding.
After establishing contact with the 5 kayakers, everyone was found to be safe and uninjured and the team stood down.
A huge thanks to the two paddleboarders for their actions.
📟 12/08/26 - 20:08 UTC
Paged to reports of a yacht in difficulties in the Inner Harbour.
After arriving on scene, the reported vessel was found and the people on board were spoken to. They were not in difficulty and were surprised that we had been called.
The first informant had good intent, but everything was found to be in order. The team returned to base.
📟 13/08/26 - 15:11 UTC
Paged to assist the ambulance service with casualty extraction after reports of a person having a severe allergic reaction on Combe Martin Beach. As the team arrived, the casualty had already been taken to the ambulance and was receiving the necessary care. The team stood down and returned to station.
We wish the casualty a speedy recovery.
So far, the team has been requested 5️⃣5️⃣times in 2026. We are a team of volunteers working around the area, ready to drop everything to help those in distress, so if you see anyone in difficulty on the coast or in the sea, dial 9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ and ask for the coastguard.
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