An Alzheimer sufferer wanders away from home, a hiker is overdue, a child does not return home when expected... Search and rescue is a life-saving vocation and the ability to save a life is often dependent upon how quickly the person can be found and accessed. If the missing person is one of your loved ones, you will expect well-equipped, well-trained search and rescue professionals to bring your loved one home safely to you.

If you think that search & rescue is confined to the sea or mountainous areas then you are mistaken. Every year hundreds of people are reported missing in Essex, as they are in all counties throughout the UK. In the majority of cases they turn up safe and well - but sometimes they don’t. That is when Essex Search & Rescue go into action. Essex Search & Rescue responds at any time, day or night, to calls from the Police to assist in the search for vulnerable missing persons. In each case a fast response is vital.