SPECIAL OPERATIONS > Aquatics K9   Bomb Squad   Tactical Unit   Chaplains   Aviation   Marine   Aquatics   Command Center   The Aquatics Underwater Recovery and Rescue Unit, Inc. was formed in 1969 after the founding members a 3-year-old child from a body of water in Highland. That experience made it clear that an underwater emergency response team in Lake County. The Aquatics are a specially trained unit of experienced scuba divers with the latest underwater technology and water emergency equipment. The unit consists of up to 24 highly qualified and professional divers with thousands of hours of combined water time. All members must be Master Diver Certified when they join the unit. The individual members, who come from all professional fields, pay all training and expenses. Some of the members are Lake County police officers. This association then created a relationshp with the sheriff‚s department. The Aquatics are available 24 hours a day and are dispatched by the sheriff’s department and supported by the sheriff. They have several programs available for presentation to clubs or organizations that describe the rescue and recovery techniques. They are a not-for-profit organization and accept donations to maintain their equipment, vehicles and emergency supplies. SPECIAL OPERATIONS > Aquatics > Back to Top