DALE COUNTY: Late Saturday afternoon Ozark – Dale County 911 dispatch Dale County Sheriff Deputies to Clayhatchee to some boaters stranded.
Reports were the boaters were stranded a distance down from Clayhatchee. The water was shallow and made navigation with a boat with a motor difficult.
Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum deployed the WASP ( Wiregrass Aviation Support Program ) helicopter to fly down and check on the boater. While the air support unit was in the air Sheriff Bynum had the Dale County Sheriff Air Boat deployed to the scene. The air boat was launched and responded to the stranded boaters, being led to them by the WASP air unit.
A successful recovery. Quick response and action from Dale County Sheriff Deputies, WASP and Air Boat.
