In this video you can see how one person falling through the ice, resulted in 12 rescuers also being exposed to the freezing waters. Having the training and tools necessary to conduct a rescue can prevent what the video shows. With the warm temperatures rotten ice is a real threat.
Kodiak Island Search & Rescue (KISAR) is a non-profit organization whose objectives are exclusively charitable, scientific or educational. Specifically, our purposes are:
To furnish highly trained volunteers and dog teams for search and rescue for the benefit and welfare of the community
To organize and support the continuing education and training of volunteers, dog teams and support personnel in accepted search and rescue methods.
To increase public awareness of search and rescue trained volunteers and dog teams and provide informational and educational programs and demonstrations to institutions, agencies and community organizations.
Kodiak Island Search & Rescue 