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2001 (S. Dakota)
07/22/2001- Body of a 23 year old man recovered from
Pineview reservoir. The victim was attempting to
cross a relatively narrow cove at @18: 20 hrs.
Nearly two thirds of the way across the victim made
motions that he was struggling. Moments later the
victim sank beneath the surface. K-9's from the
Weber County Search and Rescue Team hit on a
specific area of the cove. Divers from the Weber
County Sheriff Underwater Recovery Team (Mark Pluim,
Howard Pluim, Don Olsen, Stuart Taylor and Tina Miya)
made two search passes in the area. The victim was
found (the area marked by the K-9's) in 16 feet of
water.
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Cayuga County, NY
A 47 year old male who slipped off a personal
watercraft in Owasco Lake was presumed drowned after
failing to surface. The subject was not wearing a
personal floation device. The call came into the 911
center at around 1430 and rescue teams from several
local Fire Departments, and the county, responded.
Cayuga County Search and Rescue was contacted around
1530 for assistance and responded with two K-9,s and
a K9 unit from Western NY Search Dogs. On the water
at around 1800 and using a rough location based on
eye witnesses from shore, the K9's reported multiple
alerts with the strongest alert point marked. Divers
searched that area, in approximately 71 feet of
water for more than an hour. At around 2000 a diver
surfacing, short on air, encountered the body, but
was unable to secure it. Dive operations were
suspended at that time. The following morning, K9
units were back on the water prior to dive
operations. Using GPS coordinates from the previous
day and new "alert" information, a search location
was marked with a buoy. Divers located the subjects
body at around 1030, within about 30 yards of the
buoy.
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NEW YORK CITY
Not enough can be said about the heroic
individuals, both bipeds and quadrupeds, who lend
their abilities to the security and rescue efforts
underway in the wake of last Tuesday's terrorist
attack on America.
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Nevada, US
On January 7, 1998 at 7:55 a.m. two explosions
destroyed the Sierra Chemical Company manufacturing
plant in Nevada. Six workers were injured and four
were missing. This incident started as a request for
USAR dogs with cadaver experience.
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Oklahoma City, OK
The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist attack on
April 19, 1995 aimed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Building, a U.S. government office complex in
downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The attack claimed
168 lives and left over 800 injured. 19 of the
victims had been children.
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Los Angeles, CA (1994)
A Massive earthquake hits Los Angeles More than
1,000 people have been injured and the death toll is
expected to rise The number of injured was 7,707
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HELENA, Montana
(AP)
Man buried by avalanche, Saturday, May 15, 2004
ASHLAND, A search-and-rescue dog led authorities
yesterday to a 32-year-old Ashland man with multiple
sclerosis who had wandered into the woods in the
middle of the night and got lost
News Release Post 9/11 Certified Search Dogs Remain
In Short Supply
OJAI, Calif., Sept. 10, 2003 According to the
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, certified
canine disaster search teams, there remains a
shortage of qualified canines in the United States.
A search dog can mean the difference between life
and death for living victims buried beneath the
wreckage of a natural or terrorist disaster. Search
dogs are trained to the highest levels of agility
and sense of smell. Rescue professionals concur they
are able to find survivors faster and more safely
than any other means.
The
magnitude and complexity of the World Trade Center
disaster pointed out the need for more highly
trained and skilled dog/handler teams. There were
approximately 300 dogs present
Reasons for the shortage of qualified
canines/handlers are tied to training and money. Up
to three years may be required to train these
specialized canines, depending upon the program. Yet
these dogs are in service for an average of nine
years. Most dogs begin training at 18 months and
retire at ten, the longer training leads to a
shorter working life. Says Melville, "These dogs
devote their lives to saving human lives." Reasons
for the shortage of qualified canines/handlers are
tied to training and money. Up to three years may be
required to train these specialized canines,
depending upon the program. Yet these dogs are in
service for an average of nine years. Most dogs
begin training at 18 months and retire at ten, the
longer training leads to a shorter working life.
Says Melville, "These dogs devote their lives
to saving human lives."
NDSDF estimates training a dog to
Advanced-certification averages $10,000, with an
additional $5,000 to train the handler.
A
list of fallen 9/11 canines from published news
sources as well as the
Penn Study's Memorial Page.
To all of these
heroic pups as well as those who remain anonymous:
Thank you and Godspeed...!!
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