A MULTI-TEAM coastguard and police rescue effort was launched on Saturday evening after a person was reported missing in Poole.
Requested by the joint rescue coordination centre to the Flaghead Chine beach, teams from Poole and Southbourne Coastguard to conducted a search for an individual reported to be missing and in possible danger shortly before 4pm on Saturday, November 22.
The teams spent approximately five hours conducting foot and vehicle searches from the midway path on Sandbanks peninsula along the beach, promenade and all the chines and footpaths to Durley Chine, crossing over to assure total saturation of search areas.
With Dorset Police and HM Coastguard and Dorset, Hampshire & Isle of Wight duty senior coastal operations officer also on scene and conducting forward planning with the joint rescue coordination centre.
The search was suspended after information was gathered that the individual was inland.
The JRCC was content to stand maritime assets down until possibly required later, if new information was passed along.
RNLI Poole Lifeboat and the RNLI Swanage ALB (due to weather conditions and its capabilities) were also requested and assisted in certain aspects of the searches.
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