The Water Search and Rescue Team is a voluntary search & rescue team consisting of over 200 volunteers, working on a call out system 24/7, 365 days a year. WSART was started in 2009, following a request through British Canoeing to support a Defra national appeal. 

Since then we have grown the team, both in number & in terms of training and equipping them. WSART is one of a very limited number of specialist teams; external to Police, Fire and Ambulance services, that has operational responsibility across the UK.

WSART is an inclusive search and rescue team; in which members of the communities we serve can find welcoming support and the encouragement they need to develop their skills; thus enabling them to give back to their local areas. We pride ourselves on working with people of all backgrounds & abilities.

If you would like to support the Water Search and Rescue Team, make a Donation to the Team