On call every hour of every day
100% Volunteers with zero pay and reliant on public donations
Highly trained to national standards of Lowland Rescue
Saving lives across Merseyside and surrounding areas
About us
Our dedicated volunteers are always prepared to locate high-risk missing individuals throughout the region.
Merseyside Lowland Search and Rescue is a team of passionate volunteers dedicated to helping the community in times of crisis. Our volunteers give up their free time to assist the Police in locating high-risk, missing, and vulnerable individuals. But that’s not all – we also provide a voluntary Fire Team that helps helicopters land at our base, the Emergency Services Training Centre, where they provide urgent medical care in the Hyperbaric Chambers.
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100% dedicated volunteers, we cannot function without your help.
Advice
A disappearance should be reported immediately if the person is felt to be at risk or unsafe.
About us
We provide Merseyside Police with specialist search teams and equipment to assist locating high risk, missing people across Merseyside.
Our Team
Our Team generally consists of recruits, SAR Tech’s, Team leaders, Medic’s and Bankside Technician’s.
Where do we cover?
While our primary focus is on providing search and rescue services across Merseyside, Merseyside Search and Rescue is also ready to assist any other Lowland Rescue Team throughout the UK when needed.
Sefton
The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside. It was formed on 1 April 1974, by the amalgamation of the county boroughs of Bootle and Southport, Crosby, the urban districts of Formby and Litherland.
St helens
St Helens is a town in Merseyside, It is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of St Helens which covers a larger area around the town. The town had a population of 183,200 at the 2021 Census.
knowsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside. It covers several towns and villages, including Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood, Cronton and Stockbridge Village; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres.
Liverpool & wirral
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough with a population of 486,100 in 2021, it is located within the county of Merseyside and is the principal city of the wider Liverpool City Region. Its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million.
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Operational Roles:
We proud to have a diverse team of skilled volunteers, including 4×4 operators, bankside searchers, bicycle searchers, and confined space operators, among others. Our team’s wide range of capabilities enables us to respond effectively to any situation, providing essential support to our community when they need it most.
Search Technicians
Team Leaders
Search Planners
Search Managers
Drone Searchers
Bankside Searchers
Bicyle Searchers
4×4 Operators
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Charity Details
Registered Charity Number: 1166213
Emergency Services Training Centre
2 East Street
Birkenhead
Merseyside
CH41 1BY
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