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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — North County Fire and Rescue recently added a new tool to help with water rescue and recovery efforts.

AquaEye is a handheld sonar device from VodaSafe. Carlyn Loncaric, the company’s CEO and founder, was once a lifeguard. She believed more could be done to prevent drownings.

“It really bothered me that most children drowned within 20 feet of shoreline, and it’s because we can’t see them.” ….

Every year, more than 3,500 people in the United States die from drowning. It’s the fifth leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States, and the second leading cause of accidental deaths among children aged 1–14 years. Worldwide, drowning is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional death…

TAWAS CITY – Just shy of three months ago, city council members gave their stamp of approval for the Tawas City Fire Department (TCFD) to establish a Water Rescue/Dive Rescue-Recovery Team. Since that time, the community has expressed its support for the endeavor,...

TAWAS CITY – Just shy of three months ago, city council members gave their stamp of approval for the Tawas City Fire Department (TCFD) to establish a Water Rescue/Dive Rescue-Recovery Team. Since that time, the community has expressed its support for the endeavor,...

October 16, 2021, Shepherd, Mich — A mid-Michigan couple whose 4-year-old son drowned in a pond has donated a sonar device to police to use in similar emergencies.  The AquaEye can scan two acres of water in five minutes. 

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (News 4 & Fox 11) — South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue tested new technology on the rough waters of Tahoe Wednesday. It's called AquaEye, an underwater rescue device using sonar to help quickly locate people and bodies in the water.

Feb. 24, 2021, Vancouver — New survey results show 72 per cent of Canadians do not know the minimum ice thickness considered safe. These figures represent a substantial gap in the knowledge and confidence of Canadians who partake in winter activities on frozen bodies...

The new equipment is expected to help the search and rescue volunteers bring search subjects to medical help or give their family closure.

With some fresh snow coming down ahead of the weekend, VodaSafe founder Carlyn Loncaric has some tips for snowmobilers who may be heading over frozen ponds and lakes.

Whistler’s first responders will have an extra eye underwater thanks to the acquisition of a sonar device that will be used in rescue and recovery efforts. AquaEye is the first search-and-rescue device of its kind, a hand-held scanner that uses ultrasound and...