SAR Heroes On TV

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HIGHLAND EMERGENCY – CHANNEL 5

For the past 6 months, D Flt, 202 Sqn at RAF Lossiemouth has been working with Granada Television as part of a major Channel 5 documentary series called Highland Emergency. The filming of this 30-part documentary series has now concluded and transmission will start on 5 Aug 08 at 1930.

The series follows the work of all the emergency services in the Highlands. However, the SAR force features prominently in the series. An extract from the Channel 5 website reads:

Highland Emergency is a documentary series following the amazing work of the emergency services in the Highlands of Scotland. The members of RAF Search and Rescue 137 battle fading light and high winds to rescue two climbers stuck 4,000 feet up on Ben Nevis. Elsewhere, the Stornoway Coastguards race to help an injured 70 year-old-man on the tiny island of Scarp; and the Cairngorm Mountain Ski Patrol is called to a the aid of a 20-year-old man with a badly broken leg.


By way of background, this series (30x30 minute programmes) is the largest commission that Channel 5 has awarded and the series will form the backbone of their autumn and winter schedule.