The Johnson County Fire Protection District’s Water Rescue Division has aided local law enforcement on two separate occasions recently. On July 12, 2015, the team assisted Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol in the recovery of a body found in the Missouri River. On August 20, 2015, the team assisted the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department in the attempted recovery of property related to a criminal investigation. The Water Rescue Division is trained in swift water, dive, ice and shore-line rescue operations.
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