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Cont. from PG. 30 Bryan getting Rob get hooked up for
evidence retrieval his turn in the River

for the Sheriff.

The team all have

other full time

jobs but are on

24/7 stand by.

Exam-

ples of evidence

recovery jobs in-

clude if someone

threw a gun in the water, a vehicle ends up in the water, some-

times drugs are thrown off a freighter or are attached to a sea-

wall underwater, bomb threats, and sadly of course, drowning

victims....I was told there are usually a couple people a year that

jump off the Blue Water bridge, but occasionally they survive!

And, the team is also responsible for smaller inland bodies of

water, such as local ponds, where they have recovered pets that

have drowned... including a horse.

Doing a St. Clair River dive

The team pulls a car from takes skill and several sup-

he St. Clair River port personnel. While a diver

is in the water, there’s always

two safety divers on deck and

another boat hovering behind

the diver for safety. The diver

is tended to the main boat with

Continued on page 52......

St. Clair
Sheriff, Clay

Township
Fire, and Ira

Township
Air Boat to
the Rescue!

A good training
day! Early June
a guy took his
boat out for the
first time who
had some repair
work done over
the winter and
discovered a
large water leak.
After getting a
major pump out,
he was able to
get it back to
the Fair Haven
launch ramp
safely thanks
to the quick
response of a
big team!

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