Whistlerโs 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...
Last week Vancouverโs VodaSafe donated an AquaEyeยฎ, the worldโs first hand-held scanning sonar device for water-based search and rescue, to Whistler Search and Rescue. The AquaEye unit will be used to help Whistler Fireโs firefighters and Whistler Search and...
OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WAVY) โ Search and rescue crews on the Outer Banks are hoping a new piece of technology will help cut down on time and resources when emergencies happen. Itโs called AquaEye, a handheld side scan sonar. โThis actually looks underwater and tells us...
OUTER BANKS, N.C.- The world’s first handheld sonar device for identifying bodies underwater was recently used in Kitty Hawk to find a missing swimmer. “Normal rescue methods are inline searches, multiple people, multiple resources. This does all the...
