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OCSO Dive Team releases video showing their demanding training

Being a member of the OCSO Dive Team can be a physically and emotionally demanding job. From recovering the body of a victim, to locating, properly retrieving, and documenting evidence that […]

Jared Williams

Being a member of the OCSO Dive Team can be a physically and emotionally demanding job. From recovering the body of a victim, to locating, properly retrieving, and documenting evidence that could be hidden in two feet of muck.

The OCSO Dive Team members spend countless hours training in all types of underwater environments.

In October, they spent some time at Krul Lake in north Santa Rosa County to hone their skills – and some of that underwater training was captured on camera. Dive Team member Inspector Robert Wagner shot the video and gave an audio rundown!

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