The UK saw There were 2,208 rescues by helicopter in the past year, with 50% of them taking place on the ground.
From April 2020 through March 2021 data shows that emergency teams across the nation were dispatched to 6 helicopter rescues per day. Search and rescue helicopters saved 1,226 lives and assisted 232 more.
Prestwick (West Scotland) had the greatest number of rescue helicopters.Ata showing that 350 rescues took place by the emergency services in the area.
Newquay was the northern coast of Cornwall, which saw 255 helicopter rescues. Lee on Solent received 252.
East Scotland saw 222 helicopter rescues from its Inverness base while Stornoway saw 139 helicopter rescues.
According to the latest data, a There was a seven percent decrease in the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits compared with last year. 2380 civil search and rescue helicopter missions completed.
Over the past year, the UK witnessed 2,208 helicopter rescues. Data shows that emergency personnel across the country were dispatched to six rescue helicopters an average of once per day between April 2020 and March 2021. (Stock image)
The were 139 rescue operations undertaken from the Stornoway base in north west Scotland and 128 taskings from the Sumburgh base. Meanwhile Prestwick in west Scotland recorded the highest number of helicopter rescues, with data showing 350 rescues were undertaken by emergency teams in the region
Overall the number of search and rescue operation for the year ending March 2019 and year ending March 2020 followed broadly similar annual trends. However, in the March 2021 year search and rescue was lower than in previous years due to the UK-wide lockdown.
Figures show there were 1,054 land rescues, which accounted for 48 per cent of all rescues, and 883 coast rescues over the last year.
Meanwhile there were 271 sea rescues carried out by search and rescue helicopter teams – this accounted for 12 per cent of all rescues, compared to 16 per cent in the previous year.
The data shows that the initial number of rescue helicopters was lower than previous years. This is because the UK-wide lockdown was put in place. Bases responded to only 64 tasks in April 2020.
However the figure increased to near previous levels between May and June, with August 2020 recording 365 taskings – the second highest monthly volume of helicopter rescues on record.
It could be because of the increased number of people visiting the country’s outdoors in 2020, and domestic holiday preferences in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to figures, 47% of all helicopter search and rescue operations occurred on land. This is the same as last year. Only 50% of helicopter rescues were performed from helicopters. Place along the coast — an increase of four percent from last year.
These figures are from April 2019 to February 2020 Newquay was the place with most rescues. Prestwick responded to 338 and 298 respectively.
Meanwhile Stornoway and Humberside had the least taskings, responding to 140 and 180 rescues respectively.
The Sumburgh base had the highest proportion of rescue and recovery taskings (87%) with the majority taking place at sea.
Following the lifting of lockdown ease, August 2020 had the second-highest monthly volume in search and rescue operations (365 taskings), In contrast, figures from November 2020 to Feb 2021 were consistent with those of previous years.
Pre-arranged operations accounted for 69% of the total pre-arranged activities in the calendar year that ended March 2021. That’s a drop of 4% compared to previous years.
There were 1,054 operations that could be called land-based, representing 48% of the taskings from April 2020 through March 2021. That compares with 50% in the preceding year. There were 883 Coast Search and Rescue Operations and 271 maritime Taskings.
The National Water Safety Forum released figures earlier this year that showed Cornwall had the most drowning deaths in the UK over the last five years.
The data showed that 80 drowned in this county in the same period. This is the equivalent to more than one per month. 55 people died in Devon, and 54 in Kent.
These figures showed that water was a more common cause of death for men than it is for women. They accounted to 82% of all fatalities. Young men between 21 and 25 were the most vulnerable age.
The data shows that almost half the drowned did not intend to go into the water.
The study occurred as the RNLI and Maritime and Coastguard Agency began a winter safety campaign along their coasts, encouraging people to avoid stormy seas and cliff edge hazards.
Inverclyde was in Scotland the area with the lowest rate of drownings in five years.
Caerphilly in South Wales had only three deaths, while Neath Port Talbot recorded five.
London was fourth in accidental water-related death at 47. Close behind, Highland, Scotland, at 45.
These statistics were released in the Water Incident Database report (WAID). They also showed that 46.8% of people who died did not intend to get into the water.