Watersafe UK Search and Rescue

WUKSART is a volunteer Search and Rescue Team based in the East Midlands UK. To donate please visit:

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

Our volunteer team train hard to be ready to respond to flooding and missing person incidents - take a peek at what we do here #TikTok https://t.co/qQXfJpsWpE #floodrescue #swiftwaterrescue #volunteers #searchandrescue

[Leicestershire Police @leicspolice]

Sergeant Chris Haines gives an overview of the search today and our efforts to find the missing two-year-old boy in the Ayelstone Meadows area.

➡️ https://t.co/8aKVdzvzJM

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

The team have been called to assist in the search for a missing child on the River Soar.

Our thoughts are with the family at this distressing time.

#searchandrescue #missingpersons #leicestershirepolice

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

The team are at Spring Lakes today to take part in a multi agency training exercise with Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and Nottinghamshire Police
#swiftwaterrescue #volunteersmakeadifference #trainingday

[Mansfield Fire @mansfieldfire1]

2 days to go... The sunshine is here and station gates will open at 11am for Mansfield Fire Station open day. Lots to see including demos and the Fire museum. @nottsfire @NottsSART @WUKSART @BBCNottingham #BigDayOut2018 @NottsBloodBikes @MansfieldCFR @MansfieldCops @EMASNHSTrust

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

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[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

@followers Thank you to all our supporters. And a huge thank you to all colleagues in fire and rescue for your support and camaraderie throughout this incident response. @nottsfire @SYFR @NSDCouncil
#nottinghamshire #nottinghamshirefloods #volunteersmakeadifference #floodresponse

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

**Team stood down **
Our team of SRTs were stood down by national resilience at approximately 6pm on Saturday. A total of 28 hours deployed to support with flood response across Nottinghamshire.
This morning the clean up operations begin so we remain ready to respond.

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

@followers We rely on you @followers for donations and grant funding to remain operational and ready to respond, please support us by donating on any of the following links:
https://t.co/dlDOElcO6b
https://t.co/QhYVHzdVZI

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

@ACFO_Nottsfire @SYFR @nottsfire Absolute pleasure to work alongside you all, and huge thanks for keeping us sustained with food and hot drinks 🙏😊

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

Team remained in Newark available to emergency services through the night. Now RV’d with @SYFR and @nottsfire to provide further support to flood response efforts.
#nottinghamshirefloods #volunteersmakeadifferemce #floodrescue

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

1219 on our 3rd call out of the day to assist the community and emergency services across Nottinghamshire. Please be careful if you are in/around flood water and call for assistance if you are in difficulty. #nottinghamshireflood #volunteersmakeadifference #floodrescue

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

Team on site.
#nottinghamshirefloods #volunteersmakeadifference #flooding

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

**TEAM DEPLOYED**
The team have been called to assist with the flood response in Nottingham. Updates to follow.
#flooding #volunteersmakeadifference #nottinghamshirefloods

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

Crazy water levels near our base at Redhill Marina today. The team answered a call for help to secure barges that had torn free from their moorings. #flooding #nottingham #volunteers #swiftwaterrescue

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

Always ready 24/7! It’s chilly out there but there’s still work to do! The team making sure equipment is in tip top condition and ready to deploy.
#volunteering #volunteersmakeadifference #searchandrescue #waterrescue #swiftwaterrescue

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

Severe weather warnings again across the UK, our team remain ready to respond and assist the UK’s emergency services.
keep up to date with weather warnings at:
https://t.co/kTyPXU8XSz
Help us to help our local communities by making a donation at:
https://t.co/kYjKugCrXe

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

Team stood down in Lincolnshire and back at base to await further instruction following a standby request from Nottingham Police to assist with flooding across the county.

https://t.co/dlDOElcO6b

#flooding2023 #floodresponse #volunteering #volunteersmakeadifference

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

The team arrived on scene a few hours ago, to support rescue and flood recovery efforts alongside Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue. Thank you to Rapid Relief Team UK for keeping the teams fuelled up!#floodrescue #volunteers

[Watersafe UK Search and Rescue @WUKSART]

Today, our team have also been supporting local residents at Redhill Marina to safely move their boats after the River Soar burst its banks.

Please could you help us to help local communities by making a donation?
https://t.co/QnTFpCoquG
#floodresponse #floodrescue