Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue received a $171,340 grant from Reno’s William N. Pennington Foundation, that will greatly increase underwater search, rescue, and recovery missions. The Pennington Foundation grant funds a new and greatly improved side-scanning sonar system, Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV), and related equipment. The improved system greatly increases the depth at which remote searches can be conducted as well as the image resolution. The equipment will be used by volunteers with the Sheriff’s Specialized Vehicle Unit and HASTY team when conducting search and recovery missions in local waters such as Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake.