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ALSAR assessment success

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Last night, Isis Search and Rescue was assessed by a panel of ALSAR appointed experts and watched by a Thames Valley Police Search Advisor. During the evening unit members carried out a search and rescue exercise designed to test our abilities and ensure that we meet the new guidelines that ALSAR has for approved units.

Full ALSAR membership is important to us because it enables us to work directly with Thames Valley Police in locating vulnerable missing people in our home county of Oxfordshire and we are pleased to announce that we passed the assessment. Full membership now needs to be ratified by the ALSAR committee at their meeting in September.

Oxfordshire has highest missing person count in Thames Valley

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A local paper has reported that Oxfordshire's missing person count is the highest in the region, due to the county's population demographics. Thames Valley Police say they are typically having to deal with around 20 missing people at any one time.

Isis Search and Rescue only assist the police with vulnerable missing people so don't get involved in every case, but these numbers demonstrate how vital the work we do is.

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