{"id":259169,"date":"2026-05-29T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/sonar-technology-helps-iredell-county-sheriffs-office-lake-enforcement-team-recover-drowning-victims-faster\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T19:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T23:00:21","slug":"sonar-technology-helps-iredell-county-sheriffs-office-lake-enforcement-team-recover-drowning-victims-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/sonar-technology-helps-iredell-county-sheriffs-office-lake-enforcement-team-recover-drowning-victims-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonar technology helps Iredell County Sheriff\u2019s Office lake enforcement team recover drowning victims faster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sonar technology helps Iredell County Sheriff\u2019s Office lake enforcement team recover drowning victims faster<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2026\/05\/29\/sonar-technology-helps-iredell-county-sheriffs-office-lake-enforcement-team-recover-drowning-victims-faster\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-29 18:42:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.wbtv.com<\/a><\/p>\n

IREDELL CO., N.C. (WBTV) – A second person drowned on Lake Wylie in a little over a week. The most recent happening on Thursday when a teenager was recovered after reportedly jumping off a boat. <\/p>\n

A 16-year-old boy was recovered on Thursday, May 28, just 10 days ago another person reportedly jumped off a boat was recovered. <\/p>\n

Also read — York County coroner identifies teen recovered from Lake Wylie<\/p>\n

The Iredell County Sheriff\u2019s Office has a remote operated vehicle, or ROV, that helps find drowning victims, and bring families closure faster.<\/p>\n

Lake Enforcement Deputy Brooks Weathers said they\u2019ve had the technology since 2024. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf we get here before anyone else and we have a good last known location, we can get this in the water in minutes and have them out,\u201d Weathers said. <\/p>\n

Deputy Weather said it\u2019s operated like a video game controller, and helps the Lake Enforcement Team see what\u2019s under the water when they\u2019re looking for a person.<\/p>\n

This will be their third summer with the ROV, and Deputy Weathers said the technology helps them find victims faster.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn years past it would take hours to if not days. This cut it down,\u201d Weathers said. \u201cIf we have a good lockdown on last known location, we\u2019re talking most of them were under two hours recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weathers said it also helps them keep divers safe and out of the water in an emergency, especially in an area with low visibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s stuff all over the lake bottom, you know, using our submersible ROV\u2019s, we see it all the time,\u201d Deputy Weathers said. \u201cAll the debris, all the different things. There\u2019s just all kinds of stuff. Even there\u2019s old bridges, old roads underwater.\u201d<\/p>\n

While its not a tool they want to use, Deputy Weathers said he\u2019s glad they have it.<\/p>\n

\u201cSearching underwater is very tough. It\u2019s very hard to do. How far sonar has come gives you a clear image of what you\u2019re looking at on the bottom. It makes searching so much easier and eventually giving closure to a family a lot…<\/p>\n

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