Rescue squad aids in Tuscaloosa drowning victim recovery
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Members of the Alexander City/Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad assemble a sonar on the Elkahatchee Bridge to assist in the recovery of a body. It is the same sonar used in Tuscaloosa Thursday to aid in the recovery of an University of Alabama student from the Black Warrior River.

The Alexander City/Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad is known around the state for its abilities to help find lost victims on land and water.

Thursday it was called on again to aid in the recovery of University of Alabama student Kirsten Jones from the Black Warrior River. Ken Cowart of the rescue squad said the Kongsberg sonar the group received two years ago was used.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.