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was on my way to pick up an expedition trailer from a guy in Doncaster, I noticed
upon arrival the guy was in uniform, wearing emblems that I’d never seen before.
I queried what he did, “oh it’s not my day job” he said, “I volunteer for search and
I escue”. Up until this point I was under the impression that search and rescue meant
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mountains, but there weren’t mountains for miles and miles. He told me about ALSAR,
the Association of Lowland Search And Rescue and how his unit was part of that larger
organisation. He had just got back of a long and arduous search and we chatted a while
about his unit.
When I got home I did my own research and there was a unit on my doorstep!
Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue had their headquarters in the town adjacent to
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6 me an interview over the telephone to try and put me off. T e training manager was right!
When it costs something like around £400 to kit each member of the team out with kit
and equipment I can see why they need to screen the dedicated from the curious.
T e following week I went along to my first training session and have been hooked
ever since!

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Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue (CamSAR) was founded on the 1st August 2006 to
provide trained search and rescue technicians to Cambridgeshire Constabulary in the
search and recovery of vulnerable missing persons. A vulnerable missing person could be
a child, an elderly person suffering from dementia or even someone who is considering
taking their own life. In each case and many others, an emergency response is vital.
CamSAR also provides Category Two Response to the East of England Ambulance
Service Trust (EEAST) and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Services (CFRS) along with