RESCUE SCOUTS!

Earlier this month, Bathampton Scouts were lucky enough to enjoy a survival and recovery session from a serving soldier!

Sean specialises in survival and rescue training for downed pilots and special forces. He also runs his own bespoke survival company. He is a qualified Personnel Recovery Instructor and teaches short and medium-term survival.

He showed the Scouts what kit to carry to make rescue easier for people searching for them if they were lost or injured; high-vis ‘rescue orange kit’, First Aid items, and different sound alarms to aid discovery.

The evening ended with a short exercise on Bathampton Downs conducted with the extra challenge of heavy rain!  Scouts were able to test various visual and sound alert techniques in their Patrols and discover for themselves which worked best in the adverse conditions.

A big thank you to Sean for everything learnt!