It looked like a serious situation in Coitsville today, but it was only a training exercise. The Mahoning County Sheriff Dive Team, along with the Coitsville Fire and Police Department and others held a mock search and recovery event at the Purple Cat Day Care Center. The scenario involved crews working to find a missing person who wandered off from the facility.

"WE'VE TAKEN RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND WE'VE PUT THEM TOGETHER AS ONE RESOURCE IF WE HAVE A MISSING PERSON INCIDENT NOW WE ONE PHONE NUMBER FOR SOMEONE TO CALL AND ALL OF THESE RESOURCES ARE TOGETHER AT ONE TIME. TIME IS CRUCIAL IN FINDING A PERSON. SO NOW, WE'VE FOUND A WAY TO ELIMINATE MOST TIME POSSIBLE TO FIND THIS PERSON."--Jenn Prox Search and Rescue Project Coordinator

This program is part of the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office Senior Services Unit.