Topic: Menomonie Water Rescue Efforts Go High-Tech

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Menomonie Water Rescue Efforts Go High-Tech

Wisconsin - A high-tech fish locator has become part of the Menomonie Fire Department's arsenal of equipment to rescue people in water or retrieve drowning victims. The Humminbird Side Imaging Sonar unit, which has been mounted on the department's rescue boat, is capable of scanning a 720-foot-wide swath of water at any depth with a single pass of the boat. It has a nearly 11-inch screen showing in great detail anything sonar waves come into contact with.

"This will allow us to investigate a much larger area in a shorter amount of time," said Battalion Chief Denny Klass. "The unit gives much more detailed information of what's under the boat than a typical fish locator. It's like sucking all the water out of the lake and taking aerial digital photos of what's left."

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