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Volume Number 4 Issue Number 55 September 2008

here is, “If the levees in New Orleans had not failed, how Greetings, much damage would New Orleans really have suffered

Three years ago Hurricane Rita passed just East of us from Hurricane Katrina?” The flood damage was terrible here in South East Texas. The wind damage we suffered and life changing for those effected but it was a flood – here was unprecedented. Damage to not a wind driven tidal surge that caused the damages. homes and businesses was tremendous. Some of the areas here in Texas learned There are many homes here that are or the difference a few weeks ago when were still covered with “Blue Roofs”. Hurricane Ike erased entire (Blue roof refers to the blue tarpaulins communities. that were given to homeowners to cover Unless or until you experience it damaged roofs while waiting for yourself, nothing can describe the effect repairs.) When Hurricane Rita rolled such a devastating event has on a through we escaped damages from rain, population. Having had to evacuate the flood and storm surge. The news reports region just a week or so before because that came from our area were Hurricane Gustav was pointing at us overshadowed by the news out of New made a second evacuation for Hurricane Orleans and the effects of Hurricane Beachside in Gilcrest. Only one Ike even more difficult. We started Katrina there. house left standing for miles! evacuation just 4 days after the last of For those not in the bulls eye, you probably remember our Gustav evacuees returned home. little about the damages caused by Hurricane Rita and now the comparison standard is the damages New I was finally able to gain access to Bolivar Peninsula and Orleans received during the photos simply cannot show the devastation. Gilcrest is Hurricane Katrina. The question CLICK ON LOGOs, LINKS and SPONSOR ADS TO a small community where our that is constantly asked around LAUNCH TO INTERNET WEB SITES! family had a home until beach erosion finally took the land. Of PSDiver™ Monthly Issue 53 the hundreds of homes, there are 7 left and Gilcrest is the saying rescuers found a man and a woman Saturday first in line of the beach communities. afternoon. The two were recovered from marshland near Bolivar Peninsula just west of Rollover Pass. The only Perhaps because those areas are more accessible, the way to get to marshland areas is by way of airboat. news media seems to have focused on Galveston Island and the Houston areas more so than other places. Driving The sheriff’s office arranged for the bodies to be down the cleared road, there is almost nothing left transported and they were released to the Galveston standing to offer landmarks and the debris is as intense County Medical Examiner's Office. The bodies have not as it is varied. Entire homes are sitting in fields miles been identified. from where they started. Unrecognizable piles dot the fields. It is a surreal view of a once thriving region. Two weeks after Ike, more than 400 are still

Below are some stories you may not have seen. They missing - MORE ON SITE offer a view that I have not see a lot on the national http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6027458.html media. While large numbers of folks are still missing, common sense dictates that if thousands were missing, Hurricane Ike: The Missing Have Names; Ike Is families and friends would be screaming by now. The true Missing From The Mainstream Media number of fatalities may never be known. http://snarkfood.com/hurricane-ike-the-missing-have- names-ike-is-missing-from-the-mainstream-media/ Hundreds Of Texans Still Missing Three Weeks After Hurricane Ike Some of Ike's missing may have washed away - http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012540477 With no idea of numbers, authorities say final October 5, 2008 Amy Beeman – AHN accounting may take years. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26765035/ Two More Hurricane Ike Victims Found http://arkansasmatters.com/content/fulltext/news/?cid=123771 Hurricane Ike news blackout on dead bodies Sunday, Oct 5, 2008 Reported by: RNS Bolivar Crystal Beach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge0dxJfxsa8 Two more bodies were found on Texas'

Goat Island this weekend, raising the total HURRICANE IKE SURVIVOR SWIMS FROM number of Hurricane Ike deaths to 70. "The Daily News" cites a spokesman for HOME! the Galveston County Sheriff's Office as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=267elh0-U4s

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Those coastal Survivor - It communities on the aint worth it surge side of the http://www.youtub hurricane were drowned e.com/watch?v=tb and washed away. 9Nj9gENpI&feature Some communities =related inland but near sea level

saw surge flooding Hurricane beyond anything ever Ike Eyewall experienced. Power Video 100 Rollover Pass – East Bound – Bay Side. Condition: Erased interruption, food and One of the few recognizable MPH Winds water needs, structures in Crystal Beach Plus Storm Surge bathrooms, dead and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8iqLcGN3Go&feature=related dying herds of cattle, and every other possible challenge

Hurricane Ike Eyewall In Galveston Texas you can think of occurred. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1y40nX7ioc&feature=related When it was safe, our evacuees returned home. Some Hurricane Ike - Worst Of Hurricane Ike had problems but the majority had homes to come back (Zurvita) to. Some of our firefighters who were assisting folks back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTZTN_iWBmU&feature=related home had their own homes totally destroyed or severely damaged but took care of others first. The loss of life Hurricane Ike! Insane surf prior to landfall could ultimately be in the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43TRyusNu4g hundreds, the total properly damage will be in ************ the billions but the dedication of the first There will be a great deal of “Lessons Learned” come responders who serve the from this event. The way local, state and federal public here is priceless. governmental responses were handled will be reviewed and revised. There were obvious improvements since Miles from … home Be Safe, Hurricane Rita but still much room to improve. Mark Phillips Editor / Publisher PSDiver Monthly

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Police divers PSDiver NEWS raced to the scene to free the 45- Boy, 6, and man die in horrific tourist year-man boat accident in Paris and child http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1055735/Boy-6- trapped in man-die-horrific-tourist-boat-accident-Paris.html an air 14th September 2008 By Daily Mail Reporter pocket in the sunken A six-year-old boy and a man died after being trapped boat. underwater on a tourist boat that sank in the River Seine in the heart They were brought to the surface within 20 minutes in a of Paris. Ten critical condition, but both died within hours of the other accident at around 10pm on Saturday. passengers on the The other passengers - five adults and five children and 3 vessel leapt to 14 - were plucked from the river by rescue boats overboard suffering slight injuries. All the victims were French, when the officials said. French emergency services managed to disaster save the 10 other passengers. happened near the The boat was raised from the riverbed overnight and was famous being examined to determine the cause of the accident on Notre Dame Saturday. A Paris fire service spokesman said: "It appears cathedral. the boat hit a pillar of the bridge as it moved to avoid a larger boat, but we are unsure whether it struck the Rescuers said the boat is thought to have struck the larger Bateau Mouche boat as well." bridge as it swerved to avoid a Bateau-Mouche tourist boat moored at the riverbank. The captain and first officer of the Bateau Mouche were later arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and A six-year-old boy and a 45-year-old man both died after causing accidental injuries. They have been placed "garde a tourist boat sank in the River Seine

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à vue" - the first step to formal charges in France. caught in a bizarre love Rescuers searched the scene for survivors of the fatal triangle. incident. French-born Rose Pizem, who The 45-year-old victim died at 4am in Paris’s Georges- has been missing since May, Pompidou hospital, while the six-year-old boy died at 8am is believed to have been in the Necker hospital. Hundreds of tourist boats ply the murdered by her grandfather River Seine every day and accidents were extremely rare, - who is also her mother's officials added. live-in lover.

Little girl's body found in bag The search for Rose has http://www.stuff.co.nz/northland/4690528a11298.html dominated headlines in Israel Friday, 12 September 2008 By CLIO FRANCIS - for weeks, and sparked a Stuff.co.nz Reuters national debate as to how a child could disappear for FOUND: Israeli believe they have found the body of months without anyone four-year-old Rose noticing, the Associated Press Pizem in a Tel Aviv reported. The results of an autopsy are pending but police river, four months after believe that the remains found in the suitcase were that she first went missing. of the blue-eyed four-year-old. "We found the girl's body, She is believed to have but it needs to undergo tests so we can be completely been murdered by her sure it's her," Police Commissioner David Cohen said. grandfather - who is Police commander Avi Nauman told reporters there was also her mother's live-in "a terrible stench coming from the suitcase". lover. Rose's grandfather, Roni Ron, 45, had first told police he Police divers in Israel killed the little girl by accident before dumping her body have pulled a red duffel in the river. He changed his story several times, saying bag out of a Tel Aviv he had trafficked her to the Palestinians, sent her to a river which is believed Jewish boarding school and arranged for to go abroad. to contain the remains He has since retracted the statement in which he of a four-year-old girl admitted to killing her, saying he had confessed to the police under duress.

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THE SHOCK DISCOVERY AND HOW THE For nearly two months, Rose's disappearance went POLICE FOUND THEIR KILLERS unnoticed, until her great-grandmother notified social http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/00,news,11684,440,00.htm workers the child had been missing since May and she 7 August 2008 held grave fears for her safety. THE INVESTIGATION into the Her son, Ron, was arrested three weeks later. Rose's murder of Xing Xing Xie mother, Marie-Charlotte Renault, 23, is also in police began after the discovery of custody. the laundry bag floating in South Dock Marina. Much of the Rose Pizem's life remains a mystery, although investigation by police has painted a picture of a Steve and Patricia Price live disturbing and dysfunctional family life. Police on a houseboat in the marina investigators said the Ron's son and Rose's mother had and had seen the large bag married as teenagers in France after their daughter was floating around. It was still A laundry bag like the born. The couple visited Israel, where the mother became there the following day so one Xing Xing Xie’s body smitten with her Israeli father-in-law, Ron, and moved in they pulled it out of the was found in. with him. water.

Father and daughter returned to France, but the mother The couple was confronted by what they thought to be won a French court order for the girl to live with her and the headless and handless remains of a young child, but it the grandfather in Israel. later tuned out to be those of Miss Xie.

Click Photos for Police divers Related Stories were then dispatched to Israeli divers find search the area, child's body in but could find no other clues. It suitcase was not until ARCHIVE Saturday, April 24, that Miss Xie's flatmate Rui Li reported her missing to the local police station. The details were

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then picked up by members of Six weeks after the discovery of the dismembered body in the team South Dock, workmen cleaning debris from the corner of investigating the the adjacent Greenland Dock discovered a black bin liner body that had with a human head inside. It was identified as that of Miss been found. DCI Xie by the markings it had on it - she had tattooed Carl Metha, said: eyebrows. "It turned out that we were DCI Metha said: "We had DNA from the head and the looking for the body - it is fair to say that the profile wasn't an exact same person." match - but there were characteristic similarities between the injuries on the head and the body." He added: "We After the police had the identity of the victim, they were believe that the body parts were disposed of in the same able to get a DNA profile from her toothbrush. area that they were found, sometime between 9.15pm and 9.45pm." DCI Metha said: "Rui Li was a key witness for us because she had been out with Xing in the days prior to her Prior to the discovery of the disappearance, and specifically to Knoyle Street, New body at South Dock, Gian Cross - where we say she was killed." and Mohd-Yusoff fled the city to take up residence in On April 26 the police conducted a search of the address, the Birmingham area. But, which then became a crime scene. on July 28 they were arrested and brought back DCI Metha said: "That scene was then subject to a very to London. thorough investigation by finger print and DNA experts. Searches at the property were conducted for a period of DCI Metha said: "Neither two weeks. "In the searches of the house we found some defendant gave evidence. blood on a shower head and on the edge of a door. There The jury were clearly not was also evidence of a big clean up of the premises after satisfied with this." the incident. "It was through that and other investigations that we identified that Trach Lon Gian and Noor Mohd- Yusoff had been with Xing at the address."

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Youths get life for river murder 'Plied with http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/7597258.stm drink' Sentencing, Two teenagers convicted of Judge John murdering a student who Bevan QC was beaten and thrown into criticised the a river have been given life youngsters' sentences. Sean Downes families and and Thomas Luddington, the pubs and from Bedford, were clubs which convicted of the murder of served them Robert Gill, 17, who was Sean Downes and Thomas drinks. He said: "There was at least half-an-hour of found in the River Great Luddington were found robbery, false imprisonment, bullying, punching, Ouse near Bedford. guilty of murder humiliating and terrifying a drunk, naive, harmless, non- aggressive, 17-year-old student who soiled himself in fear Downes, 19, of Acacia Road, was told he would serve a towards the end of the ordeal. "There are elements here minimum of 17 years and Luddington, 18, of Dunham of parental responsibility, or the lack of it, and also the Close, must serve 18 years. Both had denied murder. A responsibility of the clubs and pubs in Bedford - in youth was given four-and-a-half years for manslaughter particular the Bricklayers Arms, Midas and New York New at Luton Crown Court. York.

Robert Gill had Parents forgive son's killers been on a night "If premises like that put financial gain ahead of the out with his appalling damage they do to youngsters, in particular brother two days Robert Gill, they should have a feeling of shame about before Christmas the events of Boxing Day in Bedford. "The parents and 2007. His grandparents, according to Luddington and Downes, also attackers stole plied them with drink and they must have known that his wallet and those two were liable to be aggressive in drink." beat him like a punchbag, the court was told.

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Downes and Luddington were also “The police are useless and hopeless,” convicted of charges of robbery and Given Dzivhani said. “What type of false imprisonment. The youth, who security and protection do we have was 16 at the time and cannot be when people you thought would named, was also convicted of robbery protect you show that they are and false imprisonment. Police divers weaklings?” recovered Robert's body eight days later. Walter Mungungoni, 46, drowned in Marine Sonic Technology, Ltd the Nandoni Dam on Sunday, but the Timothy Spencer QC, for the 5508 Geo. Washington Memorial Hwy cops have been too scared to dive into prosecution, said the three had P.O. Box 730 the crocodileinfested dam to retrieve White Marsh, VA 23183-0730 behaved like "predators, picking on the body. “Had they gone in on their prey". They subjected their Email: [email protected] Monday, maybe our son could have victim to a savage attack, punching Phone: (804) 693-9602 been found alive,” Dzivhani said. “So and kicking him before he went into (800) 447-4804 we hold them responsible for our the water, the court had heard. son’s death.”

Robert's parents, Fred and Fran Gill, of Wilstead in The reluctance of the Limpopo and Mpumalanga police Bedfordshire, said their son was "a wonderful lad" who divers to put their lives at risk sparked a row that nearly was missed "by all his family and friends, particularly by resulted in physical confrontation . his brother Duncan". The police said they were ‘Coward’ cops flee crocs scared of being http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=837151 eaten alive by 05 September 2008 Alex Matlala the crocodiles, which had Man’s body in dam for five days already The community of Thohoyandou hurled insults at the devoured a police yesterday because they chickened out of diving number of into a dam to retrieve a body that has been missing for residents. five days.

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Police assessed Dredging up the past the situation ttp://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/Local/article/114565 from a September 19, 2008 TRACY TONG, METRO NEWS helicopter and confirmed that The litter pulled from the Ottawa River yesterday by city there were police divers looked mundane enough: traffic barriers, a crocodiles in pylon, beer bottles, a burlap sack and even a young girl’s the dam. But bicycle. incensed bystanders But police know from experience that their participation in shouted that the Great Canadian they were Shoreline Cleanup can go cowards and that there were no crocodiles. Some of them beyond civic-mindedness. threatened to get into the dam and search for the body It can also solve crimes. themselves but police said they would arrest them if they “We (once) found a did. motorcycle that was part of a cold case,” said Eric Dzivhani said the family had lost faith in the police and Solomon, an executive hope of finding Mungungoni alive. “We already suspect with the Vancouver that he is dead. All we want is his body so that we can Aquarium and an organizer conduct his funeral.” of the national event. “It Marine and Dive Unit resulted in a conviction.” constable Marc-Andre Thohoyandou police spokesman Captain Mashudu Malelo Sheehy, right, passes a said the situation was “very volatile” and that the cops Strange things get dredged bicycle to colleague Brent were looking for the body only on the dam’s banks. “We up when citizens tackle MacIntyre yesterday. City cannot allow our police divers to get into the dam their local shoreline police recovered dozens of discarded items, including because it is dangerous since there are crocodiles,” he cleanup campaigns. “Last beer bottles, steel barriers said. He said Mungungoni was with a friend when their year, we found a hotel safe that had been cut in two, and a traffic cone, in the fishing boat capsized. Ottawa River near the bras and a washing Rideau Canal locks machine. And we pull out yesterday as part of the cars sometimes,” said Great Canadian Shoreline Solomon. Cleanup.

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Members of the Heroic Laval Cop Plays Down Rescue Ottawa Police Effort Marine and http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.htm Dive Unit l?id=96d82ad1-1e5f-49a6-91c7-64306d0c4311 kicked off this 'You don't think. you just do it'; Police officer saves year’s local woman who drove car into Rivière des Prairies cleanup by September 04 ANNE SUTHERLAND, The Gazette pulling hundreds of Laval police Constable Jean-François Rousselle said he pounds of didn't think twice before stripping down to his uniform garbage from pants and jumping into the Rivière des Prairies early the Ottawa yesterday. He was responding to 911 calls from people River yesterday. The event will see 62,000 volunteers in who had seen a woman drive her car down a boat launch every province and territory removing 100,000 kilograms and into the water about 2:30 a.m. "My only thought was of garbage from over 1,400 sites. Twenty-eight of those to save her," said Rousselle, 28, who's been on the sites are in the nation’s capital. “It tells me people in for five years. Ottawa really want to make a difference,” Solomon said.

When Rousselle and his partner, rookie Constable Rudy Entanglement and litter ingestion kills a million seabirds Perreault, reached the riverbank at the foot of du Crochet and 100,000 marine mammals and turtles annually. “A Ave. in the Laval des Rapides district, the woman's car, a bird can starve to death with a stomach full of cigarette blue Kia sedan, was already under water. After removing butts,” Solomon said. his bullet-proof

vest, sidearm, Although police removed plenty of beer bottles and coffee shirt and shoes, cups yesterday, it’s not just simple litter that’s found in Rousselle the Ottawa River. “We still find bottles from the 1850s,” jumped in the said Constable Brent MacIntyre, with the dive unit. water to swim

to the woman, The area of the river police searched yesterday goes who had down nine metres, but most litter is found in shallower managed to get depths – “within tossing distance” of shore, MacIntyre out of the said. submerged car.

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Perreault used In mud up to his neck, boater rescued in the squad car's M.R. headlights to http://www.nj.com/bridgeton/index.ssf?/base/news- illuminate the 15/1220597715278720.xml&coll=10 dark waters for September 05, 2008 By JEAN JONES his partner and prepared tow MAURICE RIVER TWP. - A Leesburg man who got line. Rousselle stranded by a falling had to be rescued by the quickly swam the Heislerville Fire Company after he sank in mud almost up 20 metres to the to his neck while trying to walk ashore Wednesday. woman, who was flailing in the Wayne Cox had launched his 14-foot boat with outboard strong . "She was in shock but I asked her if she from a ramp at the PSEG Wetlands Restoration Project, was alone, were there others in the car and if she was inland from Thompson's Beach, to go fishing. The area is hurt, and she answered the questions," he said. connected to Delaware Bay by a dredged inlet.

Using lifesaving techniques he learned in police training, When Cox attempted to return to the ramp, he found the Rousselle towed the woman to shore, where she was put tide had gone out, and he could only get about 150 feet in an ambulance and taken to a hospital. The woman is a from shore. When he attempted to walk to shore across Laval resident in her mid 30s, Laval police Sgt. François the shallow impoundment, he sank and couldn't get free. Dumais said. She was in a depressed state and suffering Fortunately, there was an outgoing tide. from shock when she was put into the ambulance, he Heislerville added. "It's the first time I have done something like this. firefighter You don't think, you just do it," Rousselle said, playing Karen Ritchie down his heroism. said that it

was also The car was still at the bottom of the river yesterday fortunate that afternoon but had shifted due to the strong currents. someone else Sûrété du Québec divers would be brought in today to showed up at locate and bring up the vehicle, a Laval police the ramp, spokesperson said. which is part

of an

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observation Lidless manhole claims life platform used http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=53707 by 2008-09-07 Staff Correspondent birdwatchers and people Bangladesh - A lidless manhole cost America's #1 manufacturer of “Underwater wanting to underwater lift bags for 25+ years! a young man his life at Motijheel in Crime Scene enjoy the SUBSALVE USA the capital yesterday. Identity of the area's victim aged around 25 could not be P.O. Box 2030 Investigation” spectacular North Kingstown, RI 02852 U.S.A. known. The ill-fated pedestrian fell sunsets or find into a manhole on the road in front (401) 884-8801 a breeze. Fax: (401) 884-8868 of Madhumita movie house around

e-mail: [email protected] 6:00pm. Other people who saw the They spotted tragic incident tried to rescue him the empty boat and Cox, who was wearing a white cap, in but failed. Later, on information the water and called 911. "He had a cell phone with him, from them, fire service divers but as soon as he went into the water it didn't work," she reached the spot and recovered the said. "He had been in the water about an hour." victim's body after a more than 20-

minute search. Police said the body Downe Township Fire Rescue 1 also was summoned when Out of print and very was sent to Dhaka Medical College the call came through for a water rescue, but it soon was hard to find! We found a Hospital morgue for autopsy. found their divers and boat wouldn't be needed. It was small hoard and have them here for you! about another 45 minutes before firefighters could get Locals said the manhole is lidless for Cox out. about 25 days, and they complained On Sale HERE!

about it repeatedly only in vain. Junior firefighter Albert Huff walked along the shoreline, sometimes sinking into the mud himself, until he was able to get close enough to Cox to throw him a line. "He 18 children, driver feared dead as school caught the line and tied it around himself, and they pulled van falls into canal him in," she said. "He refused treatment. He said the only http://www.dawn.com/2008/09/07/top8.htm thing that was hurt was his pride." September 07, 2008 By Khurshid Anwar Khan

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MIANWALI, Sept 6: retrieved till late night. Eighteen schoolchildren, Students whose bodies were retrieved were identified as including seven from Maqsoodur Rehman, Riffat, Hayat, Ibrar, Naveed, Qasier a family, drowned Abbas, Saqib Hussain, Mohammad Akram, Kulsoom, when their van Murtaza and Sher Ali. Saleemullah, Jafar, Fazal Karim, plunged into a canal Adnan, Sabiha Kausar, Kausar and Saima remained about 25km from unaccounted for. here on Saturday morning. Moving scenes were witnessed as people stood on either banks of canal, waiting for the bodies of their loved ones. Khadija and her brother Atif survived Ali Mohammad lost all of his children — two sons and two as they jumped out daughters. Salah Mohammad was handed over the body of the vehicle of his daughter and he was still wailing for another whose moments before it body was yet to be retrieved. fell into the canal. The van was going from Muzaffarpur Shomali to Wan Bhachran and the accident took place Khadim Husain lost near the narrow Pathi Tharokhel Bridge on the Muhajir one of his Branch Canal. daughters, Sabiha. His other daughter The surviving boy and girl raised alarm and called for and a son survived. help. Farmers, who were working in nearby fields, tried to The van driver not rescue the children, but their efforts failed. The canal is only lost his life but 12 feet deep and has a flow of 1,200 cusecs. also those of six children related to Irrigation authorities closed the canal to retrieve the him. Riffat, who was bodies. Divers were called in from the Chashma Barrage on her way to seek and the police department. A crane pulled the van out of admission to the the canal. Degree College in Mianwali, was Bodies of 11 students and van driver Imran could be among the dead.

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Divers search for clues in woman's death the time, the http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080905/N keys would EWS01/309050002/1002 have dropped BY JAMI KINTON • News Journal [email protected] to the bottom pretty quick,” LOUDONVILLE — Her body was found last March, but said Lexington questions remain unanswered in the death of Holly police Lt. Jeff Metzger Carruthers. According to the Holmes County Hoffer. Sheriff's Department, the Lexington woman's body was “Finding the discovered March 18 in the Mohican River along County keys would Road 23, near Arrow Point Campground. establish where she entered the water," he said. "We still don’t On Friday, six members of the Ashland County Sheriff’s know how she got in the water or why she got in the Office Dive Team spent hours searching the river for water — and that would help explain that.” Carruthers’ car keys, gray sweatshirt and black winter jacket, the clothing she was last seen wearing when she Smart said the dive team used the search as part of their disappeared Dec. 17. monthly training exercises. Hoffer said he’s been waiting to search the river for months. Richland, Ashland and A DVR video Guardian Full Face Mask Holmes counties are involved in the ongoing investigation. snapshot from the THE NEW FACE IN DIVING “The water is really down right now,” Hoffer said. “There Wal-Mart on Possum Ocean Technology Systems are no canoes out here, the water’s low — it’s simply the Run Road showed best time to do it.” Carruthers holding a thick set of keys on In December, the water had risen above the bridges, said what appeared to be Hoffer. On Friday, the water was relatively clear, and a lanyard. When her about six inches to two feet deep around the edges. car was found near The Leader in State-of-the-Art the intersection of Underwater Communication Pairs of dive team members, dressed in bright orange and Ohio 97 and 3, the Systems servicing the Sport, Commercial, Movie Industry, black dry suits, began by walking the edges with metal keys were not Search & Rescue and detectors. Later they waded through the middle of the inside. “Even if the communities from around the river, targeting the areas surrounding bridges on State world! current was fast at Route 3, near 97, and another along County Road 629.

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“These are the most logical Two visiting divers from Aberdeen are credited with places to search,” Hoffer said. helping bring two struggling young men to shore on Both areas are not far from Saturday evening in a near scare on West Lake where Carruthers’ car was Okoboji. found. The Arnolds Park/Okoboji and Milford Fire and Rescue Lt. Scott Smart, of the Ashland departments responded to a call at approximately 5:45 County Sheriff’s Department, p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30 at Terrace Park on West Lake said Carruthers body was found Okoboji. Yungbluth said he could not legally release the approximately 10 miles down names of the victims involved in the incident since his the river. “If she went in around department provided emergency care to them. Officials this area, those keys would have from the DNR were also unable to provide names for the traveled a little with the current, individuals. but could have easily gotten Yungbluth said he believed the victims were college hung up on a rock or stick,” students from Cedar Rapids. Initial reports indicated that Smart said. two male victims in

their twenties were At the end of the day, none of the three items was possibly submerged. located. “This is still an unresolved death — as to how she "They were got in the water, and will probably remain unresolved,” at a local beach," said Hoffer said. “But that doesn’t mean we’ll stop trying to Arnolds Park/Okoboji find answers. Everyone deserves the right to have their Fire Chief Chris case investigated fully, and as long as there are things to Yungbluth. "It is my check out, we’re going to continue to do that.” understanding that

they were playing Visiting divers assist in near drowning catch with a ball on West Lake when it got away (Photo by Abby Koolhaas) Witnesses at a near drowning http://www.spencerdailyreporter.com/story/1458777.html from them when they incident Saturday evening at 09/05/08 By Anitra Wolf, Special to the Daily Reporter got into trouble." Terrace Park were questioned at

Names of victims not yet released a nearby dock as rescue personnel worked on the two victims.

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Upon arrival of the Milford someone was struggling in the water and by doing so Fire and Rescue team, it saved a life," said Yungbluth. was determined that one man had already been As surfaced with the victim, the Dive Team, rescued by a pair of Lakes Area Fire Boat and Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire and recreational divers who had Rescue surface team arrived at the scene, within seven just completed a dive in the minutes of the rescue call. They transported the victim to area. One man was still shore where the Arnolds Park/Okoboji and Milford rescue missing. teams assisted the paramedics from Lakes Regional Healthcare to provide emergency care. Divers Dr. Mark Voss and Kevin Vaughn, a member of The victim was thought to have been submerged for the Aberdeen Dive team, around 15 minutes. He was transported in critical had just completed a dive condition to Lakes Regional Healthcare and later airlifted and were putting their to Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls, S.D. Yungbluth said equipment away when they last he knew the victim was still listed in critical condition. noticed a pair of young men in trouble. A 911 call was The second victim was transported to Lakes Regional made, and the divers went Healthcare by ambulance in stable condition. out to see if they could assist the victims. Upon arrival, Assisting at the scene was the Department of Natural one of the young men was clearly exhausted and unable Resources Lake to swim so the divers assisted the victim to shore. In the Patrol, Milford meantime, the other victim slipped below the surface of Police the water. One diver remained in the area completing a Department, brief surface search using goggles and a while Dickinson waiting for his dive gear to come to the end of the dock. County Sheriffs A Milford Rescue member also jumped into the water to Office and assist with a surface search. When the diver was able to Lakes Regional get his equipment on, he submerged and began a circular Healthcare search pattern and them moved in a little closer to shore Ambulance. and repeated the search and at that time found the victim. "These two gentlemen chose to get involved when

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Congress, in the SEAL museum director proud of the nation. history of these warriors Dive Lights International http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/sep/08/monday- Q. Does the chat-capt-michael-howard-executive-director/ "World's designation put September 8, 2008 By Joe Crankshaw it under any finest

federal agency? HANDS FREE Capt. Michael Howard, a retired U.S. Navy SEAL, is a Does it involve Jacksonville native and Citadel graduate whose career technical federal funds? placed him among the elite warriors of our nation and dive lights!" A. No. It just sent him Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. gives us a little He earned a master’s degree in national resource strategy more status. We are a nonprofit organization. We get from the Industrial College of the Armed and minimal support from the county, but the bulk of our graduated from the Defense Acquisition University in funds come from memberships, donations, special events 2002. and sale of items from our store.

After retiring in 2003, he and his family moved to Fort Q. So, the national designation is a source of pride but Pierce. He is executive director of the National Navy UDT- not necessarily a source of funding? SEAL Museum on the north beach in Fort Pierce. SEAL is A. Well, we hope it will become a source of funding an standing for Sea, Air and Land, the place because of the prestige it brings at the national level. where the special force fights. Q. Why is this museum on this site? Q. Why is the word A. It is dedicated to the Navy Combat Demolition Teams “national” important of World War II and the SEALs who followed them. It is in the museum’s here because this was where they were trained for their title? roles in Europe and the Pacific. It is the birthplace of the A. It is the only one 1012B Oster Dr. Navy Frogman program, which started here in 1943 on dedicated to the Huntsville, AL 35816 our beaches. Navy Underwater

Demolition Teams Toll Free: (800) 737-2831 Q. Describe the difference between a Frogman of those and the SEALs, and Fax: (615) 469-1591 times and a today’s SEAL. designated by the [email protected] president and the

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A. Equipment and technology has improved. The tools of war Q. There are big plans for the museum, please describe are more sophisticated. The them. training is longer. But the A. We are building a $250,000 memorial to all the UDT- person who was a Frogman or SEAL men killed starting with World War II. We are also is a SEAL is essentially launching an expansion program to get more space and the same. The type of individual seeking national accreditation as a museum. remains the same. He is a rugged individual, street smart, Q. If people want to donate, what do they do? looking for a challenge. A. They can send us mail at 3300 N. Highway A1A, Fort Q. What is the mission of the Pierce, FL 34949-8520, or though our Web site SEALs? www.navysealmuseum.com, or anyone may join. You A. They are the special don’t have to be a SEAL. operations forces of the Navy. All the special operations units Divers hunting for stolen car in Lacamas of the Army, Navy, Air Force Lake come out with 5 and are headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008172404_stolencars11.html in Tampa. They have an unconventional missions 09/11/08 By Laura McVicker The Columbian centered on combating terrorism. When recovering stolen cars underwater, divers often also Q. Do you see many of the veteran Frogmen and SEALs find discarded fishing poles, lures and boat anchors. here at the museum? Here's what they don't usually find, but came across A. We do, particularly at the annual Muster, which this Tuesday: four more stolen cars. year is on the weekend of Nov. 15, so we won’t compete with the Stuart Air Show on Nov. 11. That is when you The vehicles were recovered in 20 feet of water in will see the older and younger guys getting together to Lacamas Lake by members of the Southwest Washington trade stories. It is a special time. Organization of Rescue Divers after a boater reported seeing the tip of one car sticking out from the water. Q. How many visitors do you get at the museum? "Expecting to only find one, we did our sweep and three A. Annually about 35,000, but that number is increasing hours later came out with five," said SWORD team leader because of our youth outreach program in the schools. Tim Woodring.

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Two Acuras, two Hondas and one Chevrolet sport-utility was called. Divers attached vehicle were found within 50 feet of the boat ramp on the tow truck's cable to Southeast Leadbetter Road. After the license plates were each vehicle, and the truck traced, Camas police officers discovered they all had been hauled them out, Woodring stolen: The first was taken last February and the most said. recent in June, said Camas Police Sgt. Rob Skeens. Divers had continued Two of them were reported stolen from Portland, while searching on a hunch there the remaining three came from Clark County. None of were others: Lacamas them had been stolen from Camas, Skeens said. The Lake is where divers READY TO GIVE AID— vehicles, all of which had been stripped and totaled, were uncovered five vehicles Members of the Ventura impounded. three years ago."[Lacamas County Fire Department's Lake] has kind of become swift water rescue team stock emergency response The hunt started at about 9 a.m., when divers dipped a dumping ground for below the lake to comb for the first vehicle. To navigate vehicles with supplies for cars," Skeens said. those in need in the in murky water with only 6 inches to a foot of visibility, aftermath of Hurricane divers held onto a rope connected to an onshore partner, Woodring said his team Gustva in Louisiana. who gave them directions on which way to look, has never come across so Battalion Chief Bob Ameche Woodring said. many submerged dumped briefed the workers before cars at once at any other they loaded the supplies. After they found the first car, divers continued combing site. the lake floor. One after another, divers found the other vehicles. Issue 53 Summer ‘08 $45,000 Fine For Hoax Call To Coast After Emergency Response searching Accidents by Ivan Hansen Guard 100 Mud/Debris flow by Larry http://www.witn..com/home/headlines/28484254.html square Collins Sep 16, 2008 Dave Jordan Play the Video Immersion yards, a Part I by Sean Johnson local Gear Reviews & MORE! An eastern Carolina man is paying the price for making a towing http://t-rescue.com fake distress call to the U.S. Coast Guard.Joe Mills Junior company of Newport was fined $45,000 and sentenced to 60 months probation.

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Chief Bob Roper. "That's Back in May Mills pled guilty to Submersible Comparing Spare Air to a pony changed now, and this using a handheld VHF radio Systems, Inc. system? Find out why Spare Air deployment is the result of a while standing on his front yard 800-648-3863 is the better choice. request directly from the to fraudulently report a vessel governor of Louisiana to the Spare Air Saved My Life... taking on water to Coast Guard governor of California." Read real life stores about how

Sector NC. The distress call was Spare Air emergency air system recorded and specifically saved the day! The Ventura County team was referenced the Coast Guard. expected to rendezvous in 21 ways YOU can run out of air? Blythe with teams from Long According to Mills, he then Bet you can't name 6!.... Beach, Sacramento and the turned off his radio and went Sacramento Metro fire back into his house. The Coast Guard attempted to call departments. Mills back, but he did not answer them. The Coast Guard then engaged in a substantial effort totaling $45,000 to Battalion Chief Bob Ameche warned the team that they search for and rescue the vessel. Local fire and rescue would face danger from more than just floodwaters. also spent significant resources. Alligators, snakes and insects were also a concern. We'll have to look out for each other," he said. The vessel was never found, and the Coast Guard launched an investigation and determined that the The Ventura County Fire Department water rescue team distress call was a hoax. is trained to respond to a variety of rescue situations. The team uses personal watercraft, specialized water rescue tools and other equipment in their lifesaving missions. VCFD help rescue hurricane victims

Swift water rescuers face dangerous conditions http://www.toacorn.com/news/2008/0918/community/052.html Five detained after trespassing September 18, 2008 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/21/n ation/20080921172520&sec=nation The Ventura County Fire Department deployed 14 September 21, 2008 By TAN SIN CHOW members of its swift water rescue team to assist people affected by Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana. "We realized GEORGE TOWN: Five men who trespassed into the Air after Hurricane Katrina that there was no national pact in Itam Dam here have been detained following the death of place for one state to request help from another," said

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a 33-year-old man, water. Two of his friends tried to get him out of the water who was believed to but to no avail,” said the security personnel when met at have jumped into the site. the dam and later drowned. Thendauthapany’s elder brother, who declined to be named, said he was told that his brother took off his Perbadanan Bekalan shoes, and placed his wallet and handphone on the Communications….when you Air Pulau Pinang need to go swimming with your ground before jumping into the water. “He did not even (PBAPP), which radio. switch off his machine’s engine. “When his friends tried to operates the dam, is The Occasional Swimmer’s kit coax him into getting back to the shore, Thendauthapany also conducting an - designed for military, told them he was a good swimmer and asked them not to internal rescue, boating and special worry,” he said. investigation to ops requiring waterproof tighten security in radio communications. Six divers from the scuba unit based in Bukit Mertajam the area. Plumber SWAT HEADSETS were deployed to search for him at 10am.They used an underwater robot, a US-made remote operating vehicle Thendauthapany (310) 457-7401 (ROV) which has a camera and lights, to help locate him. Subramaniam’s [email protected] body was recovered Some 50 police, Civil Defence Department officers and at 2.45pm Sunday, some 13 hours after he was reported Fire and Rescue Department officers also joined in the missing at the site. This is believed to be the first rescue operation. drowning case in the dam. PBAPP corporate affairs manager K. Jeyabalan said in a A security personnel, who declined to be named, said statement that Thendauthapany had entered the dam site with his five the dam other friends on at least four motorcycles at about premises was in 10.30pm on Saturday. He said the group was not stopped darkness on from entering the dam at about 10.30pm on Saturday as Saturday night he thought they were using the road to get to Balik Pulau. as there was a However, some three hours later at about 1.30pm, he power shutdown said Thendauthapany was spotted speeding on his due to Tenaga motorcycle along the road around the dam before Nasional Bhd jumping into the water. “I heard a commotion at the site works in the Air and saw a man (Thendauthapany) jumping into the Itam area

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He said PBAPP was very concerned with the incident. “We steer a remote control car will co-operate with the police. We do not allow the public that maybe has 50 extra to enter the dam area after 7pm for safety reasons. We controls," Turas said. "You will conduct an internal inquiry with a view to further don't have enough hands tighten security at all dam sites in Penang,” he said. and fingers."

Monday Chat with Capt. Michael Howard, High-tech tools improve executive director of the UDT-SEAL police work and, in many cases, protect officers by museum putting gadgets rather than Designed by Israeli Gadgets police use to help catch bad guys people in harm's way. intelligence agents for urban warfare, the Eye http://www.gastongazette.com/news/police_25404___article.html/gastonia_ro Miniature surveillance bots.html Ball contains a camera September 26, 2008 Corey Friedman cameras can help keep an that can rotate 360 eye on criminal suspects. degrees and survive a Police robots that can Taser stun guns can subdue two-story drop. It has cripple crooks and an unruly arrestee and night-vision capabilities disable detonators at allow officers to keep their and transmits live video to the jerk of a joystick handguns holstered. a wireless display unit. Gazette file photo exist only in Hollywood movies. The real-life Real-life Robocop robotic rovers are Robots can't squeeze into tight spaces - or even enter valuable law through a narrow doorway. The bumper car-sized bots enforcement tools, but lurch forward in awkward spurts. Cameras help police difficult to operate and The unmanned aerial direct the small vehicles, but the video feed is often vehicle is guided by a maneuver. Sgt. Ed grainy, and peripheral vision is nonexistent. "Exclude global positioning system Turas said the Gastonia everything else, and you can only see things as a flat and can record photos screen in front of you," Turas said. "It's very much being Police Bomb Squad's and video from an like a person who closes their eyes and pretends to be robots have little in altitude of 3,000 feet, common with action letting police hover over a blind." movie mainstays or hostile environment to video game simulators. obtain information. The Gastonia Police Department has two robots - a “It’s much like trying to Gazette file photo Remotec Mini-Andros II and a Remotec F6A. They cost

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between $160,000 and $280,000 apiece, with prices shipwrecks, but police do use the varying widely based on accessories. Department of submersible for evidence Homeland Security and state public safety grants cover a recovery. Two years ago, the large portion of the expense for many law enforcement craft was lowered into Lake agencies, including the Gastonia Police. Norman to help investigators find Gastonia uses the robots about 30 times a year, which a body. "We can send it down includes demonstration exercises. before we send divers down, For all their shortcomings, the robots are invaluable tools especially in hazardous Gazette file photo that can save an officer's life. A June 14 demonstration at situations," McMullan said. "It Designed by Israeli the Gaston County Firefighters Association's Fire Muster saves a lot of time, and we can intelligence agents featured a bomb squad robot rolling its metal frame send the ROV down to deep for urban warfare, toward a yellow toolbox. water." the Eye Ball contains a camera that can Startled spectators cheered as the robot blasted the Manufactured by VideoRay, the rotate 360 degrees toolbox apart with a sudden burst from its arm-mounted remotely operated vehicle cost and survive a two- story drop. It has gun. Gastonia about $20,000, which night-vision included a 280-foot fiber-optic capabilities and The yellow submarine cable. Unlike the robots, the ROV transmits live video Detective Heath McMullan is relatively simple to control. to a wireless display opens a large case and "It's a joystick," McMullan said. unit. removes what looks like a toy "If you can play video games, submarine. The yellow you can operate it." underwater submersible weighs just 5 pounds and is The seven-member police dive team averages a dozen equipped with both color and calls per year, but members train each month. McMullan, black-and-white video who is the group's training coordinator, said each cameras. "It's the same thing member makes about 20 dives per year. they used to find the Titanic," You can reach Corey Friedman at 704-869-1828. McMullan said. "It's a smaller version of that." GASTONIA POLICE GADGETS The Gastonia Police Dive Here are some of the high-tech tools local police use to Team doesn't hunt for catch suspects and investigate crime. Gastonia Police

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have two robots, the Mini-Andros II and F6A, both manufactured by Remotec. FATALITY

Purpose: The Bomb Squad uses hazardous-duty mobile 09-13-2008 Firefighter Dennis Rhoads robots to inspect, disable or detonate suspected Swift Water Fatality explosives. The Gastonia Police Dive Team has one VideoRay remotely operated vehicle. Rescuer Called a Hero in Death

http://www.kansascw.com/Global/story.asp?S=9005306& Purpose: ROVs are equipped with cameras for nav=menu676_1 underwater evidence searches. Sep 13, 2008 by Megan Strader (SUMNER COUNTY, Kan.)

Three years ago, Gaston County Police purchased a Hero is the word being used to Remington Eye Ball R1 mobile display system. The describe Argonia native Dennis Friend Describes information below is from a Gazette story published in Rhodes. He didn't know how to Rescue Attempt July 2006. swim and he didn't know the Argonia Man Dies people who were trapped Trying to Save Purpose: Designed by Israeli intelligence agents for inside a raft on the Chikaskia Boaters urban warfare, the Eye Ball contains a camera that can River but he went into the water to save them anyway. rotate 360 degrees and survive a two-story drop. It has "I'm on your team and I said let's go in and do it and I night-vision capabilities and transmits live video to a thought if somebody could it would have been him," wireless display unit. Police can throw the Eye Ball down a explains Daren Drouhard. hallway or into other tight spaces, and it is especially useful in hostage situations. He watched as his best friend made the choice to wade out into the water. He was attempting to save 19 year The Gaston County Police Department has a CyberBug olds, Miranda Brozovich, Rylee Doll, Jordan Fields, Wesley remote-controlled airplane that can capture still Gilbert and another juvenile who were stuck on the dam. photographs and live video. Three rescue workers were also in the water after a failed rescue attempt. "We brought him up here and this is Purpose: The unmanned aerial vehicle is guided by a where we did our CPR," Droughard walked us through global positioning system and can record photos and what happened on the banks of the river. For twenty video from an altitude of 3,000 feet, letting police hover minutes they tried to revive Rhodes, but the man, who over a hostile environment to obtain information friends jokingly called the rambo of Argonia, was no

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match for the dam that he had a hand in building. "I told The tragic ending started at around 8 p.m., when Argonia him don't give up. We prayed, I said there's still a hair of Fire, Argonia EMS, the Sumner County Sheriff’s hope, but it didn't happen." Dennis had one daughter who Department and Sumner County Emergency Management his family said meant the world to him. She lost a father were notified by Sumner County 911 dispatch of five and a town lost a man who was said to be friend to people stuck on the Chikaskia just south of the City of all. "He's the town hero." Argonia after attempting to raft, Fair said.

Rhodes was wearing a life jacket when he went into the Miranda Brozovich, Rylee Doll, Jordan Fields, Wesley water. The people Rhodes was trying to save were not Gilbert, all 19, and a minor female had put their raft into wearing life jackets but were pulled out safely. the river at the bridge on south Argonia Road and started floating eastward, Fair said. Problems occurred for the Argonia firefighter dies making water group after their raft went over a concrete diversion dam rescue and became trapped in the of the bottom side http://www.wellingtondailynews.com/news/x55307252 of the dam. None of the five were wearing life jackets, /Argonia-firefighter-dies-making-water-rescue Fair said. Sep 16, 2008 By Teresa Lee Wellington Daily News At 9:30 p.m., Wellington Fire/EMS made a first attempt at Wellington, Kan. Raging flood waters claimed the life of a rescue. Wellington Fire Chief John Lloyd said his crew an Argonia volunteer firefighter, Saturday night, after he did all they could to help the rafters and had a plan in attempted to save eight people, three of them emergency place when they entered the water. But the plan failed workers. Dennis Rhodes, 47, of Argonia was killed when and three emergency workers ended up in the river. he decided to walk out into the Chikaskia River to the trapped victims. The rescue unit leader directed Rhodes Lloyd said, the plan was to take a small boat out to the to remain out of the water and to not attempt an rafters and take them back to shore two at a time. The individual rescue, said Sumner County Emergency fire chief stands by the original plan saying the rafters Management Director James Fair. caused the boat to capsize, sending two Wellington firefighters and a firefighter from Conway Springs into the After entering the river, Rhodes lost his balance and was fast-moving water. “They got life jackets to all of them swept under the current until he was retrieved by and then got two in, and from what was reported by our emergency workers. Members of the rescue crew brought crews the rest of them tried to get in the boat too,” Lloyd Rhodes back to shore — performing CPR and transporting said. “They had their plan set. They assisted what they him to an area hospital. needed to do before they even put the boat in...that’s all you can do. It was nothing that was rushed into,” Lloyd

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said. “They felt comfortable in what they planned to do North West Street in Sedgwick. It is believed Bennett and it is what it is and when you are dealing with swift drove through deep water there with his Chevy Blazer. water it is very dangerous.” Bennett was married to Carol Harris, originally of The speed of the water in relation to the size of the boat Wellington, according her aunt Dorothy Troutman. The and the number of people in it is what sent the crew two met and got married, eventually moving to the sprawling, Lloyd said. Wichita Fire and Rescue was called Sedgwick area. out with an additional swift water rescue team who arrived on scene at 11:30 p.m. At 12:45 a.m., Lloyd said Man Dies After Chikaskia River Rescue all victims were safely out of the water and either http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/28357429.html transported to Harper Hospital or Sumner Regional Reporter: Abby Barnett Medical Center for observation. Around 8 o'clock Saturday Throughout the entire ordeal, no injuries were reported to night, a page went out to anyone other than Rhodes who was later pronounced Argonia Volunteer Firefighters. dead at Via Christi St. Francis.“It’s tragic, absolutely Five young adults were stuck tragic,” said Lloyd. “It’s very on a raft, trapped in the emotional for everyone raging currents at the swollen concerned.” Chikaskia River dam. They Conway Springs Fire, Conway were not wearing life jackets. Springs EMS, Mayfield Fire, Kevin Catlin was the first Norwich EMS, and Harper responder on the scene. He County Emergency said he knew the situation Management also assisted with was too much for their crews the call. Rhodes is the second death related to the recent to handle on their own, so flooding. Robert N. Bennett, crews from Wellington were 64, of Sedgwick was found BACKORDERED! called and arrived a short time early Saturday by a grader PSDiver – A Textbook after. operator who was inspecting for Public Safety barricades in the 1200 block of Diving by Mark Phillips!

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Wellington Fire Fighters information on this fund you can contact the Argonia Fire arrived and immediately put Department. their boat in the water, but instead of things getting Firefighters like Kevin Catlin also want to remind the better, the situation continued public to always wear a life jacket when on the water. If to grow worse. the waters are swollen and rapid, do not go in. It's just The boat with three too dangerous, he says. "Not only are you putting your life in danger," he says, "But you're putting the lives of Wellington Fire Fighters the rescue workers in danger as well." capsized. Now eight people were trapped in the waters of The occupying pictures are courtesy of Craig Hacker, with the roaring river in need of permission from the Wichita Fire Department. rescue. We asked Wichita crews come down and assist us, and we greatly appreciate INFORMATION YOU CAN USE them," said Catlin.

Before they arrived, a former ** FORENSICS OVERBOARD ** volunteer firefighter from The VENUS Project offers a perfect research environment to Argonia braved the terrifying observe what happens to a dead body that’s submerged over currents trying to save those time. This experiment was designed to simulate a in harm's way. The currents homicide in which the body of a murder victim is proved too strong. 47 year- weighted down and sunk. Such research results can be used old Dennis Rhoads was pulled from the strong waters and in police investigations and eventually presented and was taken to Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical challenged in court. Therefore, it is important to use a Center in Wichita where he died a short time later. You scientifically accepted animal model to simulate the human could call it heroism," said Catlin. "Our prayers go to the body. Pig carcasses are recognized worldwide as the best mimic of a human body. Pigskin is very similar to human skin and can family and I'm sure the whole city is behind me on that even be used for human skin grafts. Pigs have gut bacteria one," he said. similar to ours as they are also omnivores. They are relatively

hairless, and a small pig is roughly equivalent in size to the A fund has been set up by the Fire Department to honor average human torso. the life and memory of the town's fallen hero. For more Click HERE to go to the web site for the rest of the story

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Robin Nafziger Programs Manager [email protected] EVENTS VideoRay LLC +1 (610) 458-3012 OceanTech Expo http://www.oceantechexpo.com 30 September 08 - 3 October 08 Register for Chesapeake Technology Location: Providence, RI, USA 2008 Workshop September 14th, 2008 VideoRay International Partner Symposium(VIPS) Sign up now for Chesapeake Technology software nd rd th http://www.videoray.com/VIPS/ training for the conference December 2 , 3 , and 4 . *Attention All VIPS 2008 View or download the registration form: Registrants* www.chesapeaketech.com/2008WorkshopRegForm.pdf.

Due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike and the continuing recovery effort on the island of Galveston, TX, and driven by concern for the safety and well- being of our attendees, VideoRay has been compelled to act upon our and move this year’s conference to an alternate location. VIPS 2008 will be held at Marriott Key Largo Bay Resort in Key Largo, Florida. Visit www.marriottkeylargo.com

Dates and fees will remain unchanged. We realize that this change in venue may cause an inconvenience to our registrants. Please know BENEATH THE SEA‘s 33rd annual Ocean Adventure that VideoRay explored all viable options in the Houston/Galveston Exposition and Travel Show will convene the weekend of area before coming to this decision. These circumstances are beyond March 27th , 28th and 29th, 2009 at the Meadowlands our control, but we do sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and assure you that VIPS 2008 will nevertheless be the Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. biggest and best VIPS yet. For more information call 1.914.664.4310, e-mail Please contact your travel agent or airline immediately with your [email protected] , or visit our web site for a information. Should a refund or credit not be possible, please check complete up-to-the minute report on the show: the availability of connecting flights from Houston to Miami utilizing www.Beneaththesea.org either Hobby (HOU) or Intercontinental (IAH) airports of Houston and either Miami (MIA) or Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) airports for Miami. Most flight options are currently available for less than $300.00 USD.

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d. Eating too much kelp PSDiver Monthly Continuing 3) A scuba cylinder should be hydrostatically Education tested every:

a. 6 months ERDI Recognizes and supports the PSDiver b. Year Monthly CE Program. c. 5 years Contact your ERDI d. 15 months Instructor for details. The 4) A dive team caught in a taking Association (PSDA) recognizes and them in a direction they do ot want to go approves the PSDiver CE program. Each should: month’s Q&A program credits 1 CEU for renewal up to a maximum of 3 CEUs from a. Descend immediately this source for each year’s renewal. b. Swim at a right angle to the current c. Swim against the current PSDM-CE-55 d. Swim with the current

1) Air in your scuba tank is comprised of 5) A safe ascent rate would be:

_____ nitrogen and ______oxygen a. 30 fee/minute

a. 79% 21% b. 60 feet/minute b. 50% 50% c. s slow as you can bear c. 21% 79% d. Follow your quarter sized bubbles d. Pure and no 6) When you practice neutral bouyancy 2) dry air, a scuba diver tends to inhalations will cause you to ______and become dehydrated while diving due to: exhalations will cause you to _____:

a. Moisturizing inhaled air a. Ingas, outgas b. Excessive perspiration b. Roll, wiggle c. Saltwater absorbing moisture from the c. Rise, fall skin d. Implode, explode

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7) A precautionary safety stop at a depth of TEAM DISCUSSION TOPICS: 15 feet for 3 minutes…. Discuss the importance of periodic basic and a. Is a no-no basic scuba knowledge review. b. Prevents air embolisms

c. Mandatory for dives deeper than 20 • Do the skill sets being reviewed apply? feet d. Helps eliminate nitrogen in your • Can you suggest other or more applicable skills system safetly through respirations review? • Do you see a need to perform skills in clear 8) If you take a balloon to the bottom of a water? swimming pool the density of the air in the balloon will: • Do you see a need to perform skills in lacked out masks? a. Decrease b. Increase • Are there skills relative to PSD that you sould c. Not change like to see added and practiced? • Where are you weak? 9) On ascent, remember to release expanding air in you BC to prevent: • How comfortable are you with basic scuba physics and information? a. Rapid ascent • How could you improve yourself? b. Squeeze c. • What would you do o improve your team? d. An explosion Join our PSDiver and Water Rescue Discussion 10) Choose the correct equation for Boyle’s Group at: Law: (Just click the link or copy and paste the url into your browser.) a. P1V1=P2V2 b. Y=MX+B Public Safety Divers Forum c. E=MC2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PSDivers- d. P/V+P/V PublicSafetyDiversForum

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handling, terminology, GALVESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT safety issues, standards DIVE ACADEMY information and concepts of the job of a Underwater Crime Scene Series Public Safety Diver. DECEMBER 5 -7, 2008 Participants will practice those classroom skills to CANCELLED DO TO HURRICANE IKE an acceptable level of proficiency in a clear WE WILL RESCHEDULE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE water pool using blacked out masks and will gain Galveston, Texas real experience in Underwater Crime Scene Series methods of underwater search and recovery in the simulated zero visibility environments. During our scenario training, Weapons and Body Recovery participants in the Weapons and Body Recovery Course will successfully perform a search and evidence recovery of at least STUDENTS MUST BE AFFILLIATED WITH A FIRE, LAW one weapon and will successfully perform a body recovery. ENFORCEMENT, SAR, EMS or PUBLIC SAFETY Participants will also be challenged with an underwater obstacle TEAM. / confidence building course that will test their ability to handle Underwater Crime Scene Series a variety of stressors including entrapment problems and self Weapons and Body Recovery rescue issues.

Underwater Crime Scene Specialties Each scenario is a separate crime scene and the participants

The Underwater Crime Scene Specialties are designed to will be responsible for assessing the site, gathering intelligence, present a new aspect of Public Safety Diving to Fire, Police and setting up the dive and recovering either a weapon or a body. SAR Dive Recovery Teams. These courses offer classroom Each team must complete the recovery and submit all lecture, theory, controlled pool work and real dive scene documentation related to their task to successfully complete scenario training. Participants will be introduced to a variety of the course. new skills and will be shown and allowed to practice, safety GPD Dive Academy measures and techniques that should enhance their skills, operational safety and abilities. Public Safety Diving Association Weapons and Body Recovery Course ERDI Participants will gain classroom knowledge on evidence

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FBI Agents and Pizza Man PSDiver Monthly is a free subscriber E-Zine http://www.onlyfunnystories.com/FBIAgents.asp distributed by Press Release notice and website FBI agents conducted a raid of a psychiatric hospital in download. We have a world wide distribution and a verified email subscriber list of over 12,000. San Francisco that was under investigation for medical insurance fraud. After hours of reviewing thousands of PSDiver Monthly is the magazine for PSDiver and is medical records, the group of agents got quite hungry. edited and published by The FBI was taping all conversations at the hospital, this Mark Phillips is what was recorded when the agent in charge called a Assistant Editor: Dominique Evans-Bye nearby pizza delivery service to order. Continuing Education Editor: Chuck Elgin • Agent: Hello. I would like to order 20 large For advertising and sponsor rates, please email: pizzas and 70 cans of coke. [email protected] • Pizza Man: And where would you like them

delivered? • Agent: That's right. How soon can you have them here? • Agent: To the psychiatric hospital please. • Pizza Man: And everyone at the psychiatric • Pizza Man: The psychiatric hospital? hospital is an FBI agent? • Agent: That's right. I'm an FBI agent. • Agent: That's right. We've been here all day and • Pizza Man: You're an FBI agent? we're starving. • Agent: That's correct. Just about everybody • Pizza Man: How are you going to pay for all of here is. this? • Pizza Man: And you're at the psychiatric • Agent: I have my checkbook right here. hospital? • Pizza Man: And you're all FBI agents? • Agent: That's correct. And make sure you don't • Agent: That's right. Everyone here is an FBI go through the front doors. We have them agent. Can you remember to bring the pizzas locked. You will have to go around to the back and cokes to the service entrance in the rear? to the service entrance to deliver the pizzas. We have the front doors locked. • Pizza Man: And you say you're all FBI agents? • Pizza Man: I don't think so. Click.

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