Emergency services were called to a Highbridge lake on Wednesday (November 27th) amid a report of a person in the water but it fortunately turned out to be a false alarm.
Police, fire, ambulance, BARB and Coastguards were called to the lake besides Morland Road shortly after 3.20pm.
A Police spokesperson confirmed: “Emergency services responded to a report that a child had gone missing near a body of water in Morland Road, Highbridge, at about 3.20pm on Wednesday 27th November.”
“A search was carried out in the area by agencies including police, the fire and rescue service, BARB and the coastguard, alongside checks with the school, parents and carers, and has thankfully established that no child is missing and there have been no casualties.”
A Coastguard spokesman adds: “The team was tasked to assist in the search for a youngster reportedly fallen into the water at Newtown Lake.”
“We quickly arrived on scene and after a fast briefing from the fire service command we deployed team members in full water rescue kit into the chilly water.”
“We were joined by members of BARB Search & Rescue and our flank team Weston-Super-Mare Coastguard. Each team deployed full search teams into the water overseen by a team leader on dry land.”
“The situation was fast moving due to the time critical nature of the call and the teams worked diligently and effectively in very cold conditions. Above the lake was the Coastguard helicopter utilising FLIR thermal cameras.”
“As the light faded news came in that all persons were accounted for and we were able to recover all teams from the water and stand down. This was a large multi-agency incident involving several teams across all 999 services and each team worked closely with the other.”
