News
Explore the latest news and press releases on AquaEye® and VodaSafe
AquaEye handheld sonar device credited with finding missing swimmer on OBX
OUTER BANKS, N.C.- The world's first handheld sonar device for identifying bodies underwater was recently used in Kitty Hawk to find a missing swimmer. "Normal rescue methods are inline searches, multiple people, multiple resources. This does all the looking for you,...
North America’s Leading Safety Technology Company Behind AquaEye®, VodaSafe, Closes $1.4M
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VodaSafe, the safety technology company behind the world’s first hand-held scanning sonar device for water-based search and rescue, AquaEye®, today announces $1.4M in seed financing. The raise will help VodaSafe further...
Rescue Or Recovery, BC Startup Helps Identify Potential Victims Underwater
Los Angeles’ Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue Team announced this morning that a body had been found after the six day search for Glee Actress Naya Rivera. This afternoon officials confirmed that the recovered body was Rivera. Rivera went missing on...
OBX tests new technology for finding missing swimmers
New technology aimed at reducing the time it takes to locate missing persons in the water is being tested for the first time on the Outer Banks this summer with the hope that it will become a mainstay in search and recovery efforts while more quickly providing closure...