CEO of Surf Life Saving GB, Esther Pearson, is in shock after the fire at the charity's Head Office at 19 Southernhay this morning. Here she talks to The Exeter Daily about the challenges that lay ahead to prevent their vital work from suffering.
"I would normally have been in the office at that time, but got in a bit later than usual because of half term. We arrived at 8.45am, by which time the fire crews were already there and dealing with the blaze. We are on two floors in the building and have suffered severe smoke damage, which means we will not be able to get back into the...
(NewsPoint) –The Coast Guard rescued 14 people from life rafts in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras N.C., Monday, and two remain missing. The 14 people were flown to Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., where they were met by awaiting emergency medical services personnel at approximately 10:15 a.m. with no life threatening injuries.
Crews aboard a C-130 Hercules and an MH-60 Jayhawk are searching for the two missing crewmembers. Crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Elm and the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin are en route to assist with the search...
A woman has been freed from her vehicle, which got stuck in the mud during a rising tides after it went through a dwarf wall and ended up in Cockwood Harbour.
The vehicle hit a wall, flipped over, and landed on its wheels in Cockwood Harbour near Starcross, Exeter, Devon, at about 21:50 BST on Sunday. Fortunately for her and the two other passengers with her in the car, the harbour had no water in it at the time of the accident, but with rising tides time was of the essence for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service.
Police dog Eddie and his handler, Police Constable Colin Harper located a vulnerable, elderly missing man this morning in the Wadebridge area. The man aged 90 years had been reported missing by his wife at 6.50pm yesterday evening after he failed to return from a walk. He was last seen at 2.00pm when he set off on his walk on the Camel trail. Following a search he was located at around 10.50am this morning lying in a field. He was taken to hospital by ambulance for a check but was not injured. The search was hampered by poor weather conditions which prevented the use of both the...
