Mitchell County Dive Team

Mitchell County Dive Team We are a water rescue/recovery team that covers Mitchell County and all north-western Kansas

At approximately 7 am this morning our team was requested to recover a white truck that slid into the lake at the Kanza ...
12/30/2025

At approximately 7 am this morning our team was requested to recover a white truck that slid into the lake at the Kanza boat ramp. The truck and trailer were successfully recovered and thankfully no one was injured.

Progress Update on Our New Building!Over the weekend, our team successfully poured the concrete pad for our future build...
07/27/2025

Progress Update on Our New Building!

Over the weekend, our team successfully poured the concrete pad for our future building! This is a major step forward, and we couldn’t have done it without the incredible support from our partners and community.

A huge thank you to Ames Construction for generously providing the concrete and tools to make this project possible. We also want to express our gratitude to the community members who volunteered their time and muscle to help us get the job done.

This new building will allow us to house all of our critical resources — including our gear, boats, and dive truck — in one centralized location. Right now, our equipment is spread across three different sites, which makes responding to emergencies much more difficult. Once complete, this facility will drastically improve our response times and overall readiness.

Thank you again to everyone involved — this project wouldn’t be possible without you!

Even with the water still being on the chilly side, that hasn’t stopped some of our newer members from training! A few w...
03/31/2025

Even with the water still being on the chilly side, that hasn’t stopped some of our newer members from training! A few weeks ago, they were at the NCK pool in Beloit, honing their skills and learning different search patterns.

01/29/2025

Job Announcement

Ice Report from KDWP as of 1/10/25: Ice thickness is 5 inches and the snow is melting on the surface. As always please b...
01/13/2025

Ice Report from KDWP as of 1/10/25: Ice thickness is 5 inches and the snow is melting on the surface. As always please be cautious and follow these safety tips.
-Wear a lifejacket
-Pack a rope or throwable floatation device
-Go with a buddy
-Wear ice cleats

10/08/2024

Come out to the Glen Elder Chili Cookoff and support the Glen Elder Fire Department by enjoying a tasty funnel cake! More details to come!

A few weeks ago, 3 of our divers along with 2 divers from Saline County Sheriffs Mounted Patrol and Rescue Squad went do...
07/27/2024

A few weeks ago, 3 of our divers along with 2 divers from Saline County Sheriffs Mounted Patrol and Rescue Squad went down to Beaver Lake Arkansas for 3 days to get their certification in underwater navigation and search and recovery. Water clarity was pretty good so we were able to get a video of one of the tasks we had to preform. We were tasked to search an area and find a sunken boat then send up a buoy to mark the location.

The past few days have been busy for our team. We were working with 4 new divers in the pool and our local Game Warden b...
06/10/2024

The past few days have been busy for our team. We were working with 4 new divers in the pool and our local Game Warden brought out his new underwater drone. Yesterday, our team was down at Wilson Lake doing some recovery training and boat work.

This past Saturday, Mitchell County Dive Team along with other local and state agencies preformed a mock ice rescue at G...
02/05/2024

This past Saturday, Mitchell County Dive Team along with other local and state agencies preformed a mock ice rescue at Glen Elder State Park - Kansas Wildlife & Parks. This training was to test how these agencies will work together from when the call is received all the way till the individual is at the hospital. Big thank you to all who attending the training Mitchell County Emergency Management Mitchell County Rescue Squad Mitchell County Sheriff's Office Mitchell County Communications Center Kansas Wildlife & Parks - Game Wardens Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems Mitchell County EMS

The team was called to assist the City of Osborne with locating underwater intake pipes for their water systems.
01/09/2024

The team was called to assist the City of Osborne with locating underwater intake pipes for their water systems.

Big thank you to Saline County Sheriffs Mounted Patrol and Rescue Squad for helping us get our team up and going. Here a...
01/09/2024

Big thank you to Saline County Sheriffs Mounted Patrol and Rescue Squad for helping us get our team up and going. Here are a few photos from a past training where they brought up alot of their tools to show us.

Ice rescue trainings with surrounding first responder groups
01/09/2024

Ice rescue trainings with surrounding first responder groups

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Glen Elder, KS
67446

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