Shotgun recovery with ROV

A group of hunters were returning home in a boat when it was swamped and sank.  The police searched for a few days and then gave up.

Craig Thorngren, Owner of Submerged Recovery & Inspection Services and Retired United States Coast Guard Chief

“Two months later I was asked by the family for help.  VideoRay loaned me the gear to help the family and sent Erick Estrada as well (it’s his hand that enters the water to grab the shotgun as it comes near the surface.).  We were searching around a bridge where the boat was found when we found the shotgun.

Spurred on by this find, the family brought in some K-9 Cadaver dogs that located the body and he was recovered by divers.”

The shotgun recovered with the VideoRay next to it.

The equipment:  VideoRay ProIIIXEGTO with a BlueView P900 Imaging sonar and manipulator.

Craig Thorngren,
Submerged Recovery & Inspection Services