Underwater robots and sonar tech help Grand Prairie crews speed searches amid drownings

Three people have drowned and four others have been rescued this year at Joe Pool Lake. Now Grand Prairie’s police and fire departments are using advanced technology to find victims faster.

The Grand Prairie Police Department is one of two agencies in Texas using a special robot for search and rescue.

“The Houston Police Department is the only other department that has the ROV. Ours is a search-and-rescue bot. It has a camera, it has sonar, and it has a claw,” Sgt. Calvin Brown said…

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