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Shaws Hold Coffee Morning For Waterford Marine Search and Rescue 20/10/2015

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January 18, 2016

Shaw’s Department Store here on the Quay in Waterford City have very kindly offered to host a Coffee Morning on Friday, November 20th from 10 a.m. It’s all in support of WMSAR so please do drop in for a coffee. And thank you to Shaw’s staff for your support, much appreciated.

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Safety Cover for Hot Air Balloons 25/09/2015

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Crews provided cover today for hot air balloons in the area, a beautiful event and some beautiful photos. well done to all involved.

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Wreath Lying Ceremony 10/09/2015

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Thank you to everyone who attended our wreath laying and service to mark World Suicide Prevention Week. WMSAR volunteers carried out a suicide prevention patrol last night for the Junior Cert results. During the night crew members spoke to one person experiencing suicidal thoughts who was subsequently assisted by Gardai. Teams maintain a presence on the Waterford’s quayside this evening.

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Member Were Visited by Special Olympian John Deevy 27/08/2015

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WMSAR volunteers at the Iverk Show in Piltown recently were delighted to receive a visit from Waterford’s very own Special Olympian John Deevy from Team Ireland who called over to our stand to give us all a glimpse of his very impressive haul of medals from this years Special Olympics Summer Games in Los Angeles. What an absolutely fantastic achievement – We are all proud off you John – keep up the great work!!!

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Home and Away Star Steve Peacock “Brax” Dropped in for a Visit

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Waterford Marine Search and Rescue volunteers on their Suicide Prevention Patrols last night were delighted to receive a visit from Home and Away star Steve Peacocke aka “Brax” who took the time out of his busy sold out Irish tour to check in with our volunteers and to get an idea how our patrols work. Thanks also to Industry Entertainment.

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3 Separate Suicidal Incidents within Five Hours on Sunday Night 02/08/2015

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WMSAR volunteers had just started an additional suicide prevention patrol for the Bank Holiday weekend last night in very wet and windy conditions when they approached a female near the Rice Bridge area. The female told our volunteers that she intended to enter the water and take her life. Using their HSE and Samaritans training, crew members spoke to the female and prompted her to step away from the water’s edge.An Garda Síochána were alerted and arrived promptly, taking the person to safety. Volunteers were tasked by An Garda Siochana at 00:35 to be on the look out for a male believed to be experiencing suicidal feelings and who was at risk. Crews took a description and extra WMSAR volunteers and resources were drafted in to increase search effectiveness. The person was later located safe and well. Great work by Gardai and an excellent example of inter agency cooperation. Crews stood down at 03:30am after a hectic patrol. At 04:29, volunteers were tasked by Gardai to a report of a female on the wrong side of the quayside wall and very close to the water’s edge with the intention to end her life. 2 x WMSAR boats were immediately launched as well as a foot team who were on scene to support Gardai if required. Boat crews were also joined by WCRR at 05:30 and Waterford Ambulance Service was put on standby by Irish Coastguard MRCC. Thank you to all Emergency Services involved and to Irish Coast Guardfor coordinating an overseeing each incident. This just shows how much a 24/7 suicide crisis service is needed. Photo by Paddy Tubbritt.

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Done Deal.ie Donate €12505.00 to W M S A R

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July 2, 2015

Waterford Marine Search and Rescue would like to extend our utmost gratitude and thanks to Cen Breathnach and all the DoneDeal.ie team for this amazing donation of €12,505 to our organisation. With this contribution, we can provide our volunteers with new life jackets and Fladden suits to continue to safely carry out our suicide prevention patrols here in Waterford City centre. This will also be a massive boost in our journey towards establishing a 24/7 base in Waterford City. As well as being a training centre, this base will give the family and friends of a missing person somewhere safe to rest during a search, so they can be updated with events as they unfold. L-R: Eamonn Russell ( WMSAR ), Cen Breathnach ( DoneDeal ) and Ger Condon ( WMSAR ).

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WMSAR is proud to be a recipient of the Amber Flag

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June 22, 2015

Published · 17 June at 19:40 · WMSAR is proud to be a recipient of the Amber Flag initiative here in Waterford City centre. The flag was presented to our organisation by Patricia Behan of Suicide Aware earlier this week. Also present for the award were Waterford Councillors, Jim Griffin and John Hearne. Patricia said of the award that “The Amber Flag initiative aims to encourage organisations to promote and actively bring about a culture change in the promotion of positive mental health within the community. It’s aim is to enhance the already good work that is going on where mental health is concerned by offering an award.”