Recon Dive Recovery
OSINT Case Investigation
Underwater Sonar
Dive Reconnaissance
Evidence Preservation
Victim Recovery
Closure Acceptance Criteria
About Us
Our Team
Dive Certifications & Credentials:
NAUI Open Water
NAUI EANx Nitrox
NAUI Advanced OW
IANTD Advanced Nitrox
IANTD Decompression Procedures
IANTD Trimix 170 FSW
NSS-CDS Cavern
NSS-CDS Intro Cave
SSI Full Cave
SDI Full Face Mask Diver
EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVING INTERNATIONAL
ERDI Operations/Full Face Mask
NC SAR Aquatic Incident Mgmt
NASAR SARTECH III
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Cave
Dive Certifications & Credentials:
NAUI Open Water
NAUI EANx Nitrox
NAUI Advanced OW
IANTD Advanced Nitrox
IANTD Decompression Procedures
IANTD Trimix 170 FSW
NSS-CDS Cavern
NSS-CDS Intro Cave
SSI Full Cave
SDI Full Face Mask Diver
EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVING INTERNATIONAL
ERDI Operations/Full Face Mask
NC SAR Aquatic Incident Mgmt
NASAR SARTECH III
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Cave Recovery Diving:
Cave Recovery Diver (2 Dives)
O/W Diver Ben McDaniel
Vortex Springs 8-20-2010 [MISSING]
[Suspicious Circ's, Foul Play Suspected]
Cave Surface Support (Trimix)
Cave Diver Larry Lee Higginbotham
Vortex Springs 3-20-2012
[RECOVERED by Edd Sorenson]
Cave Gear Recovery Diver
O/W Diver J. Joshua Cox
Wacissa River Big Blue Springs 7/23/2012 [RECOVERED]
Exploration Diving:
Expedition Co-Leader
Hornets Nest Cave 6-13-2010
Initial Exploration, Line Laying, & Mapping
[FIRST 2 HUMANS TO DISCOVER SITE !!]
Exploration Leader & Underwater Videographer
"Underwater City"
Voice of America News 4-18-2012
Sidescan Sonor & Dive Ops
[LOCATED HISTORIC STRUCTURES]
First Responder:
FEMA - ICS & NIMS
NASAR SARTECH III
NASAR Veteran Member
National Association of Search & Rescue
First Aid, AED, O2 - American Red Cross
Stop The Bleed/Mass Casualty Trauma MBVFD
Search & Rescue - Yavapai County Sheriff's
Jeep Posse SAR Team 1998-2000
FAA Licensed Pilot:
Airplane Single Engine Land
Part 107 SUAS UAV's
Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones)
Rotorcraft Helicopter (Student Pilot)
Military:
Former Reconnaissance Marine
Ammunition Technician Specialist
Basic Explosives Ordnance Disposal Marine
Former Investigator:
Under Licensed P.I. Firm in CA
Investigations, Missing Persons Location, Social Engineering, Undercover Work, Trademark Infringement, Technical Surveillance & Counter-Measures, Tradecraft, Intelligence Collection & Intelligence Analysis.
[LAPD, LASO, OCSO, Oakley, Gucci, Saks Fifth Ave, Harley Davidson, Chanel, Louis Vuitton.]
SOLVED CASES
VICTIMS RECOVERED:
BOB HELPHREY 17 YEARS
&
ROBERT HEIKKA 2.5 YEARS
&
KAREN MOORE 22 YEARS
(2nd Car & Additional Remains Recovered)
&
HIRAM MARTINEZ 31 YEARS
&
KELLY HOOK 6 DAYS
(Multi-State Search)
&
DARRON ROSE 9 DAYS
(Myakka River/Hurricane Flood/Swift Water)
VICTIM RESCUED:
OVERTURNED KAYAK 6 Mins
Lake Mackintosh, NC
VEHICLES & VESSELS RECOVERED:
175+ Vehicles
5 Vessels
1 Pedal Car
1 Box Truck
1 Cement Mixer
ROBERT HELPHREY RECOVERED
Sonar Vehicle Location
&
Recovery Diver
Missing May 22, 2006
2005 Mitsubishi Outlander G83 NYD
Palm Harbor, FL 4-14-2023
[VICTIM RECOVERED]
Sunshine State Sonar Search Team
Cold Case Detective Ron Chalmers
Pinellas County Sheriff's Dive Team
CTS Towing & Wrecker
It was our Honor to bring fellow Veteran
Bob Helphrey home.
ROBERT HEIKKA RECOVERED 4-8-2023
Vehicle Location
&
Recovery Diver
(Doug Bishop Podcast Link)
Missing: October 23, 2020
2012 Chevy Impala, KRZ 178
Port Orange, FL 4-8-2023 [VICTIM RECOVERED]
Sunshine State Sonar Search Team
Port Orange Police Department Cold Case
Volusia County Sheriff's Dive Team
Fryers Towing, Wrecker, & Recovery
It was our Honor to bring
Robert Heikka home.
Karen Moore Remains Recovered
9 Months after initial discovery of Karen Moore's Car & partial recovery of her remains, Recon Dive returned at the request of Davie Police Homicide Detective Bennet (ret.) to locate additional evidence & remains.
Recon Diver located a lower sacral spine vertebrae & pelvic bone fragment.
RECOVERED VEHICLES & VESSELS
43 TOTAL VEHICLES LOCATED
MIAMI - S. FLORIDA TRIP
32 Vehicle Sonar Location
&
32 Vehicle Recovery Diver
AIRPORT LAKE / FINGERS LAKE
Miami International Airport
#3 1989 Maroon Ford Mustang GT
43 TOTAL VEHICLES LOCATED
MIAMI - S. FLORIDA TRIP
32 Vehicle Sonar Location
&
32 Vehicle Recovery Diver
AIRPORT LAKE / FINGERS LAKE
Miami International Airport
#3 1989 Maroon Ford Mustang GT
#4 White Airport Transportation Bus
#6 Volkswagon Cabrio Convertible
#11 1980's White Pontiac Grand Am
#14 1970s Villager Station Wagon
#16 Siilver Oldsmobile Cutlass
#25-#32 Remain unidentified & unmarked by our Team, as the Lake's Waterski Association asked us to cease operations until waivers were signed or Police requested additional Dive Markers. There may be a few vehicles beyond 32 which requires re-scan.
7 Vehicle/1 Vessel Sonar Location
&
7 Vehicle/1 Vessel Recovery Diver
FURNITURE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT
Center Steering, Spool & Gantry
Vehicle Sonar Location
&
Vehicle Recovery Diver
MIAMI RIVER - ABOVE LOCKS
ID by front grille.
Saltwater Deterioration
Vehicle Sonar Location
&
Vehicle Recovery Diver
MIAMI OPA-LOCKA AIRPORT
Unmarked near AirBnB
Vehicle Recovery Diver
&
Evidence Collection Team
I-595 WEST & I-75
DAVIE, FL
Located by Sunshine State Sonar
Remains Search: Foot Controls Area
VIN Plate Recovery by Doug Bishop
Recovery Attempt made by BCSO: Van reportedly; "Broke apart during pull but was removed in pieces."
Van was located by 3 Team Divers, damaged but intact (1 piece), vehicle was processed for remains, & VIN Plate recovered & sent to Davie PD Detectives.
[43 CAR MIAMI TRIP ABOVE]
Vehicle Recovery Diver
*Suspected 1979 Cold Case Car
Vehicle ID from Parts recovered.
10 Vehicle Sonar Location
&
10 Vehicle Recovery Diver
SOUTH FLORIDA MULTI-AGENCY
United Search Corps - Doug Bishop
Sunshine State Sonar - Mike Sullivan
Recon Dive Recovery - Ken Fleming
FBI Miami Field Ofc.- UC Agent
Plantation Police Dept. - Detectives
Broward County Sheriff's Dive Team
Florida Highway Patrol - Sgt Slater
Ft. Lauderdale Police Dept
2000's Toyota Sienna Minivan Blue
1980s Ford Bronco Black- Brown
1980s Ford Taurus White POF 591
1990s Ford F-150 Blue Flareside
1980's Chevy Blazer 2-Tone Blue
1990's Suzuki Samurai Black/Gray
*possible Missing Persons case connected.
Vehicle Sonar Location
&
Vehicle Recovery Diver
Hicks Park, Tampa, FL
4-21-2023 [STOLEN]
Tampa Police Dept. Dive Team
Sunshine State Sonar
Starks Towing & Recovery
Vehicle Sonar Location
&
Vehicle Recovery Diver
Lauderdale Lakes, FL
3-26-2023 [STOLEN]
Broward County Sheriff's Dive Team
Sunshine State Sonar
13 Vehicle Sonar Location
&
13 Vehicle Recovery Diver
# 2 Lexus Maryland Tag A050304
# 3 Nissan Altima FL Tag V13AYH
# 4 Nissan Maxima FL Tag VAY170
# 7 Toyota Camry FL Tag A35FYC
# 11 Nissan maxima FL Tag TUK92X
# 12 Mercedes Benz FL Tag QTI95A
Lauderdale Lakes, FL
3-25-2023 [STOLEN]
Broward County Sheriff's Dive Team
Sunshine State Sonar
Triple Vehicle Sonar Location
&
Triple Vehicle Recovery Diver
Davie, FL
3-24-2023 [STOLEN]
Davie Police Department Dive Team
Sunshine State Sonar
Vehicle Sonar Location
&
Vehicle Recovery Diver
[Suspected Hit & Run 2015,
NOT REPORTED]
Plantation, FL 3-23-2023
Broward County Sheriff's Dive Team
Sunshine State Sonar
Plantation Fire Department
Westward Towing & Recovery
Double Vehicle Sonar Location
&
Double Vehicle Recovery Diver
East Lake OrientTampa, FL
3-17-2023 [STOLEN]
Hillsborough Co. Sheriff's Dive Team
Sunshine State Sonar
Crockett's Towing & Recovery
Double Vehicle Sonar Location
&
Double Vehicle Recovery Diver
1974 Dodge Coronet Ohio Plates
Blossom Lake
Seminole, FL
3-13-2023 [STOLEN]
Pinellas County Sheriff's Dive Team
Sunshine State Sonar
Tri-J Wrecker & Recovery
Vehicle Recovery Diver
1980-1990 Voyger Minivan
FL Tag QJ6 62H
22nd Street Stormwater Basin
St. Pete, FL
1995 Registration [STOLEN]
St. Petersburg Police Dept.
Sunshine State Sonar
Vehicle is BURIED upside down with 1 wheel showing which requires excavation & dredging.
Double Vehicle Recovery Diver
Jorgensen Lake
St. Pete, FL
1-30-2023 [STOLEN]
St. Pete Police Dept.
St. Pete Fire Rescue
Sunshine State Sonar
Tri-J Wrecker & Recovery
Vehicle Recovery Diver
Cypress Creek Canal
Coconut Creek, FL
1-21-2023 [STOLEN]
Coconut Creek Police Dept.
Broward County Sheriff's Dive Team
Sunshine State Sonar
Emerald Towing & Recovery
Vehicle Recovery Diver
Booker Creek Park
St. Petersburg, FL 1-15-2023
Unknown Circumstances
(Forensic Processing Pending)
St. Pete P.D.
Sunshine State Sonar
Tri-J Wrecker & Recovery
Vehicle Sonar
&
Recovery Diver
Cocoa, FL
12-17-2022 [STOLEN]
Cocoa Police Dept.
Brevard County Sheriff's Dive Team Sunshine State Sonar
Tron's Recovery & Towing
MISSION: Bring Them Home
To Locate, Identify, & Preserve
Underwater Deceased Victims & Evidence;
Coordinate / Assist Law Enforcement &
Emergency Management Officials for
Recovery of
Victims-Vehicles-Vessels & Evidence,
Provide Closure Acceptance Criteria, &
Grief Processing
Support for Loved Ones.
D.I.V.E. T.E.A.M.
DIVE TEAM:
Dedicated
Investigators of
Victims &
Evidence
Training
Effort
Attitude
Mission
SUPPORT OUR MISSION
SUPPORT OUR MISSION
Self Funded since October 2022 & started with a Garmin StrikerCast Sonar bobber while unemployed. We built, bought & borrowed the tools to become an effective Team. Seeking OTS Guardian Full Face Masks & Training to protect Divers from Biohazards & Chemicals. Also slight upgrades to Sonar Equipment, + Food, Fuel, & Fort (hotel) on the road.
Any bit of support is GREATLY appreciated. GoFundMe
