Surface Water Rescue

We’re a little late with this week’s update, but our crew put in some serious work during training.

Not every call is a dramatic rescue, but our members never need an excuse to put a boat on the water.

As the saying goes, “the best laid plans…”

🍌 Meet the ‘Banana Boat’!

At 2019 hrs, Boone County Search & Rescue was requested to the Highway 30 Boat Ramp to assist the Boone County Sheriff’s Office with a water-related incident on the Des Moines River.

Boone County Search & Rescue spent the evening working on swiftwater wading techniques, focusing on safe and effective methods for crossing thigh-to-waist deep moving water.

Last night, Boone County Search & Rescue held a dynamic training session focused on river rescue operations.

Last night, several of our members took a major step forward in becoming Rescue Swimmers by completing our Rescue Swimmer Competency Test.

Today, Boone County Search & Rescue members gathered at Don Williams Lake to continue building the skills that keep our community safe.

At 2151 hours on April 19th, Boone County Search & Rescue was dispatched to the High Trestle Trail to support Madrid Fire and Rescue with a patient who had fallen from the High Trestle Bridge.