Sheriff's office acquires vehicle, training - Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — Training, experience and equipment can make a difference in search and rescue situations, and this summer, the Grant County Sheriff’s Department made gains in each area. The department acquired a new search and rescue vehicle, a 2015 Ford F350, last month with donations from the public and capital outlay and Title III funds. Earlier this summer, the sheriff’s office sponsored a two-day swiftwater rescue training with instructor Nate Ostis of Wilderness Rescue International. The class was held at Seventh Street Complex in John Day with practical skills taught at the main stem and North Fork John Day River near Kimberly. The group learned how to read the river’s water flow and “how to enter the river and get yourself or others back to safety,” Palmer said. Sheriff’s office staff, search and rescue members and three people from the general public, Ted, Adam and Cody Claussen, of Dayville, took the class. A short time before the water rescue course, in May, Palmer and Deputy Zach Mobley worked with Deschutes, Crook and Wheeler county agencies for three days attempting to locate a drowning victim in the John Day River south of Spray. Source: www.bluemountaineagle.com
