Formed in April 2005, Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue (MISAR) is a voluntary organisation dedicated to:

• Saving & protection of life & property to areas surrounding the Severn valley, Avon valley and Wye valley, providing:

• Lifeboat & inshore rescue boats
• Swift water rescue
• Specialist dive team facility awaiting approval
• Flooding support (sandbagging etc)
• Safety cover
• Water safety presentations
• Water related land search team

Mercia is an RYA Power Boat Training School with Coastal Endorsement. It is also open for RYA II training courses.

Press Release - Inland Flood Rescue Association November 29th 2008