Search-and-Rescue Otter Does Deep Dives to Solve Cases, Recover Evidence

Lorri Wickenhauser : Aug 10, 2026
The Western Journal

[WesternJournal.com] Sometimes, the best man for the job just might be an otter. Just ask Michael Hadsell, president of Peace River K9 Search and Rescue in Englewood, Florida. Hadsell had worked with dogs to recover bodies and evidence, but in Florida, a lot of bad guys dispose of things deep underwater, where dogs can't go. Hadsell's 2-year-old search-and-rescue cadaver recovery otter, Splash, on the other hand, was perfectly cut out for the job. "God has put him (Splash) together to do this job, so he's perfect for what we're doing right now," Hadsell told WWSB-TV about the Asian small-clawed otter that he trained... Click Here to read. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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