The Charlie Froud Foundation

The Charlie Froud Foundation is a charity set up to raise money in support of search and rescue services and other good causes.

The Charlie Froud Foundation’ has been set up in memory of Charlie, a 14 year old boy who died in October 2008 when the light aircraft he was traveling in, crashed in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. He was on his way to stay for the half term holiday, in the holiday home of his good friend Ayman and his parents, all of whom were with Charlie on the plane and died with him.

The Foundation was set up initially to financially benefit the volunteer rescue services whose members risked their lives to search tirelessly for the plane in hazardous weather conditions and over rugged terrain. These were The Glen of Imaal Rescue Services, The Mountain of Mourne Rescue Services and the Dublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue Services. The Coastguard and the Guarda also played a huge part in what was a complicated operation which ultimately had the saddest of outcomes.