All-weather lifeboat tasked to assist in search
Swanage's all-weather lifeboat was tasked to assist Poole lifeboat, Dorset Police and coastguard volunteers in a search for a person that was seen to jump off Bournemouth Pier.
Once Poole were on scene they requested that Swanage Lifeboat launched to assist in the search. The lifeboat was soon afloat and making best speed towards Bournemouth.
Ten minutes after launching information was received from the UK Coastguard that the missing person had been found ashore so all SAR units were stood down to return to their stations.
ALB Crew: (Coxn) Gavin Steeden, Dave Turnbull, Matthew Steeden, Bryan Jones, Phil Palmer, Scott Turner
Shore Crew: (Head Launcher) Gary Buglass, (Winchman) Julian Vass, Archie Burgess, Neil Collings
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