BORSTAR Unit Practices Water Rescues
From the Imperial Valley Press:
“One after another, members of the elite U.S. Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit, BORSTAR, jumped from 25 feet high into blue and white, churning and frothing water Monday as part of water rescue training at the Palo Verde Dam. …
“BORSTAR agents reviewed topics like hydrology and how to read the water, how to set up operations, how to self-rescue, how to deal with ’strainers’ like fences or trees and more before moving to the water itself.”
Read more and watch the video from the Imperial Valley Press