The Saline County Sheriff's Mounted Patrol and Rescue Squad's Dive Team conducted an extensive training operation at Wilson Lake this past weekend.
The training, which took place from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, involved various critical exercises, including search and recovery techniques, boating, boat-based deployments, and navigation.
The team, equipped with their command trailer and swift water boat, focused on honing their skills. This training also served as a proof of concept, showing that the team can sustain extended operations and remain on scene for multiple days when necessary.
A key component of the training involved a realistic scenario provided by Sheriff Soldan, who played the role of a criminal disposing of a "gun" (a handgun-shaped training aide) into the lake. This scenario challenged the team to recover evidence as they would in a real-life situation, with the training aide being randomly dropped from the boat to test the team's search capabilities.
