St Johns County Divers Practice Heli-Casting

Heli-casting is defined as a hovering exit from a helicopter at a low altitude over a body of water. Rescue divers can use this technique to quickly get to the scene of a maritime mishap.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team recently practiced and refined this water entry technique. July 29th, 2010 found the dive team at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center.

The dive team was inserted from a Bell OH-58 helicopter, known in the department as Air 1. Several rotations of jumper/divers were made into Kingsley Lake by the dive team.

Camp Blanding is a ideal training  location for public safety professionals. Numerous helicopter landing zones can be found throughout the base, urban training buildings, rubble piles, shooting ranges, and the large spring fed Kingsley Lake are just a few of the benefits provided by training at the National Guard base.

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