Bushwalkers Search and Rescue

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BSAR searchers at Mount Dom Dom
BSAR searchers at Mount Dom Dom

Bushwalkers Search and Rescue (BSAR) is a volunteer search and rescue group active in the state of Victoria (Australia) and is affiliated with Bushwalking Victoria. BSAR participates in land-based search and rescue activities for persons lost in the bush, in conjunction with and under direction from the Victorian Police Search and Rescue Squad.

BSAR was formed in 1949 several volunteer bushwalkers were involved in an extended search at Wilson's Promontory.

BSAR members are selected by bushwalking and mountaineering clubs affiliated to Bushwalking Victoria. From 2007, BSAR members could also be selected from individual members of Bushwalking Victoria.

BSAR has provided volunteer search and rescue services to the people of Victoria on over 95 occasions, usually in bush or alpine areas. BSAR volunteers are often asked to participate in searches at short notice, in adverse weather conditions and in rough and extreme terrain. BSAR has the ability to send out small self-sufficient search groups which can navigate accurately without landmarks and stay out overnight.[1]

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  1. ^ Bushwalking Victoria - Search and Rescue