Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in 9 incidents and searches during the week ending the 5th February 2012, resulting in the rescue of 1 person who was despondent. A further person was rescued by the emergency services as a result of these searches but was not dealt with directly by the team.

We were called to 7 searches for despondent missing persons via Sussex Police and were alerted to 1 incident by a  member of the public.  The Frontline proactive team came across 1 further incident during patrols.

On Sunday the 5th February, Eastbourne and its surrounding areas received around 10 cm of snowfall.  In addition to responding to emergency calls to Beachy Head, the team also assisted the Eastbourne District General Hospital with the movement of staff and also provided two patrol vehicles and four crew to assist Eastbourne First Responders in attending emergency calls for South East Coast Ambulance Service.

During 2011, Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team were involved in a total of 745  searches and incidents which resulted in the rescue of 266 people who were despondent.  A further 28 people were rescued by the emergency services as a result of these searches but with no direct dealing by BHCT. The vasy majority of those not found at Beachy head were stopped enroute by the Police, or chose to return home of their own accord.

We were called to 473 searches for despondent missing persons by Sussex Police, 6 searches by HM Coastguard and were alerted to a further 37 incidents by members of the public and 18 incidents by pub staff.  In addition to these searches and incidents, the Proactive team came across 211 further incidents during its patrols of the Beachy Head area.