State Search Teams to Assist with Recovery Of Deceased Victims in Brooks County. Requested by the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office, these specially trained teams of approximately 20 to 25 personnel will be called upon for several days at a time to search for human remains in the area. These searches will largely be conducted on private property. The Texas State Guardsmen, who will be conducting the actual searches, are trained in search and rescue/recovery operations, and will be utilizing a number of resources and methods during these missions, including but not limited to using all-terrain vehicles, cadaver dogs, grid searches and medical support personnel. Security support during these searches will be provided by DPS troopers or U.S. Border Patrol agents.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 03:24:51 +0000