About Us
Lowland Rescue covers all land that spans between Mountainous Terrain to the Sea
Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire (OxSAR) are a voluntary Search and Rescue team.
One of 35 member teams of Lowland Rescue. We are on call 24/7 to support our partner agencies; Thames Valley Police, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, the Oxfordshire Local Resilience Forum and other Lowland Rescue and Mountain Rescue teams.
We number around 100 local people from all walks of life and provide a wide range of specialist services to our partners.
Over the 35 partner teams, we have managed to save the UK economy over £5 million during 2022.
Our Water Unit are accredited by Rescue 3. This is a nationwide qualification for water rescue and water safety.
OxSAR’s Second Incident Control Unit and Landrover at Didcot Power station 2014
Our History
Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire became operational in 2008 as Isis Search and Rescue, later renamed Oxfordshire Lowland Search and Rescue then finally Lowland Rescue Oxfordshire. We where initially focused on foot search and expanded to incorporate water rescue, dog search and drone search.
In 2019 we where honored to receive The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
By 2022 we had attended over 600 incidents equating to over 18,000 hours deployed on searches both in and out of our county.
Our Patron
Neil Sutherland OBE is a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Oxfordshire, a well respected member of the Oxfordshire community, and is active within a number of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire charities.
Joining us as our patron Neil was so impressed, he was inspired to complete the nationally recognised Search Technician training, and is now a valued member of our operational team as well as our patron.