72 year old gent goes missing
LONDON. June 15, 2008/3mnewswire.org/ -- A 76 year old man is now safe and well with his family after a large-scale joint search with the Police has now successfully been concluded in Lyme Regis.
The Police requested the assistance of the Coastguard at 8:50pm on Friday evening to search for a missing gentleman who was suffering from Senile Dementia and had last been seen at 12noon.
Portland Coastguard carried out a 'land search management profile' of the casualty and as a result was able to prioritise the scale of the search and the area most likely to find the casualty. Coastguard Rescue Officers from Lyme Regis and West Bay were sent to the scene and Lyme Regis RNLI inshore lifeboat was requested to launch. Also in attendance were the Dorset and the Devon and Cornwall Police Helicopters and the Dorset Police.
Ros Evans, Watch Manager, Portland Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, says:
"We received a sighting of the casualty at 7:30pm on Friday, from a member of the life boat crew, the search was concentrated on the area north east of Lyme Regis in the Spittles area, with concern regarding the Black Ven mud flat area.
At first light (05:00 am) the Rescue helicopter from RAF Chivenor was on scene and the casualty was found at 05:01am east of the Spittles. He was taken by helicopter to the lifeboat house where he was met by his family and the ambulance, where he was medically assessed.
This has been a large joint effort with the Police Authority with a positive outcome, I am pleased to say he is safe and well and is at home with his family."
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