The team responded to a call late this afternoon of a missing diver last seen from the rocks between boulders and emberton way. Various other services responded as well. Details from the eye witneses varied quiet consierably as to location and wether it was a snorkler , spearo or mistaken identity of an aquatic animal and when the rain came nobody was looking at the sea. After the rain subsided the witnesses could not see the diver and called it in not sure how long exactly that nobody saw him as everyone was running from the rain. ( with all aquatic emegencies time is critical) The entire area was searched and light was fading . Our team had a brief check to the south as even though the buster was pushing north the current had been running north south in that area. Other teams were checking further north. We followed the shoreline down to the hops and back up to main beach with no visual sitings at all and none of the beachgoers that we interviewed had seen and divers only very much earlier in the day during calm waters. We also checked the places that I know the speros to leave their vehicles and there were none there. I put out a message to a few of the divers and eventualy after no other signs of clothing, belongings or vehicles were found and no official missing persons reports relating to divers opened at the local police stations , I got a message back to say that one diver had been diving in the area in the afternoon but he had got out and was safe at home and accounted for . I then relayed this information all the other services involved . As a precaution the lifeguards will do an early morning scan of the area , but all apears in order for now. Here are some must dos in an aquatic emergency. 1) always keep your eyes on the object/person/ craft / animal 2) while you are watching get someone else to jot down details colours/clothing / wetsuit /fin colours / objett or person size / drift direction / distance from shore /wind direction and exact location of incident and time it happend or last seen location if it submerged. 3) the more people with eyes on it the easier it is for rescuers to find it when they get on scene 4) give facts only. Not what happened earlier in the day or what you think. Report Only what you saw not what everyone else saw or thought they saw. 5) if you are going to assist make sure you are kitted corectly for the conditions / and are not beyond your personal limitations ( you dont want to become a victim yourself) Thanks to all the teams that gave up time during their Christmas to keep everyone safe . Be safe and keep ip the good work .
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 19:39:39 +0000
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