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Underwater Recovery Team
The Cranston Police Underwater Recover Team serves to assist the department
in water borne investigations and specialized recovery. Every member of the team
is a PADI certified open water diver and advanced open water diver. The entire
team also has their DEM boating license, as we assist and train on the boat
assigned to the department’s harbormaster.
The team’s capabilities include but are not limited to: submerged evidence
location and recovery, submerged body location and recovery, and underwater
vehicle extraction. The Underwater Recovery Team is also available to assist
neighboring jurisdictions in their water-based investigations and recoveries.
There are currently eleven members assigned to the Cranston Police Underwater
Recovery Team, which is its maximum capacity.
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