Dive Team Leader and Upper Keys Marine Deputy Nelson
Sanchez, Reserve Deputy Sam Lapinsky, and Director of Special Investigations
Vince Weiner deployed this month to Collier County as part of a special
assignment requested by the State of Florida in response to Hurricane Ian.
They joined several other dive teams from Florida and were
assigned to Everglades City, Chokoloskee, and Marco Island. The team was tasked
with identifying submerged objects that posed a danger to navigation while
using the Sheriff’s Office’s side-scan sonar. They recorded approximately 50
miles of sea floor at 3 mph — very tedious work.
“The Sheriff’s Office is proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder
with our Florida Sheriffs Association partners and fellow citizens affected by
this deadly storm,” said Sheriff Rick Ramsay. “There are 67 Sheriffs in Florida
and we will always be ready to help each other when disaster strikes.”
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