Summit County Water Rescue Team Deploys State-of-the-art Underwater Drone

Hugh Carey, Summit DailyAn officer from the Summit County Sheriff's Office holds the VideoRay Pro 4, the county's new remotely operated underwater vehicle to help with water search efforts, at Dillon Reservoir on Wednesday, May 23.Hugh Carey, Summit DailyAn officer from the Summit County Sheriff's Office holds the VideoRay Pro 4, the county's new remotely operated underwater vehicle to help with water search efforts, at Dillon Reservoir on Wednesday, May 23.Hugh Carey, Summit DailyA Summit County Water Rescue Team scuba diver follows the ROV underwater during training exercises at Dillon Reservoir, Wednesday, May 23.Show Caption of Expand The Summit County Water Rescue Team’s latest acquisition is a piece of equipment seemingly taken straight from a James Cameron movie. The remotely operated underwater vehicle, or ROV, is a drone that will help the agency recover bodies lost in lakes and reservoirs. Sergeant Mark Watson of the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said his agency is the only one in Colorado to have such a device.