When someone goes missing or drowns in Lake Norman, how do rescuers find them?

In June, a possible drowning was reported on Lake Norman. Within two minutes of the call, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Lake Patrol was on the scene searching for the missing person.

Deputies were able to find a woman and save her. A 63-year-old man, identified as Charles William Crowe Jr., drowned. The sheriff’s office and other rescue agencies were able to find Crowe’s body within 24 hours, Sheriff Darren Campbell said.

The sheriff’s office used a remotely operated underwater vehicle called an ROV to find and pull Crowe’s body from the water. Deputies were able to respond to the scene using a closed-cabin fast response boat. Campbell said the boat was bought with money recovered from drug operations

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