Volunteers make Search and Rescue great
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Editor,
Committed, devoted, loyal, dedicated, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and heroic are only a few words I can use to describe Search and Rescue volunteers. I have been a member of Lake County Search and Rescue five years this coming August, and have met some of the finest people in our county and have worked close by with neighboring volunteers. They truly have become my extended family.
Volunteers are a special group of people whom I hold on the highest of levels. Putting their lives at risk and asking their families to go without them for training and extended searches are only some of the things that weigh on their shoulders while on the job.
I would also like to thank all of their employers for letting them search and understanding the importance of their absence. Many are affected by volunteers going on searches and Lake County Search and Rescue greatly appreciates the sacrifice these entities go through to allow this to happen. This is another thing our community does to stick together by supporting our searchers not only financially but with time and understanding.
I am amazed at the level of teamwork multiple agencies pulled together in the recent search for a plane and its four occupants. My heart and prayers sincerely go to the family and friends involved in this terrible incident.
Tara Carvey
Polson
