HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - The Hernando County Sheriff's Office trains their dive team to be ready for any circumstances that could come up in emergencies.

Since the state is covered with water from lakes, rivers and other water sources, having a dive team ready for any sort of response in that water is imperative.

It's why the sheriff's office sent their dive team for one such training event this past Monday.

What they're saying:

Several members of the Dive Team utilized a local sink there in Hernando to conduct some training. The surprise was the debris dumped in the sinkhole that was hidden under the surface.

While finding a pile of garbage might have derailed others, the Dive Team used the opportunity to work on their recovery and lifting skills. Recovering a broken lawn chair fr

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