To help find the bodies of drowning victims, a Florida sheriff’s office has enlisted an otter named Splash, claimed to be the country’s first official “search and recovery” otter.

Splash brings a unique set of skills and natural abilities to the job, such as being able to see well and detect scents underwater, the sheriff’s office in Martin County, Florida , stated.

Splash’s services will be offered through his handler and trainer Michael Hadsell, from Peace River K9 Search and Rescue.

In Wyoming, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team is sometimes called out to search for bodies in Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

Sweetwater County probably isn’t going to adopt an otter and hire a trainer, sheriff’s office spokesman Jason Mower told Cowboy State Daily.

But if there

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