Scott Barnett provided this photo of the CCSO Dive Team in the Mid-70's. Pictured, left to right, are Sheriff Aubrey Rogers, Joe Johnson, Connie Beard, Jackie Kline, Doug Caperton, and Jay Green. The group is standing in front of brand new US Diver's gear.
Scott, who became commander of the group, said he was talked into joining 30 years ago by Jackie Kline. He said Kline's romantic portrayal of the team's dives caused him to believe he'd be cruising down to Cozumel to frolic with the parrot fish.
Jackie left out the part about diving in polluted roadside canals, hunting for the bodies of accident victims. And the part about the one-foot visibility--if you were lucky--and that soft thing you bumped into being a bloated cadaver, his hideous vacant eyes locked on yours in the murk.
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