Members of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office dive team trained on Tuesday in the pool at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville.

Six divers from the sheriff’s office took part in the three-hour training session to work on basic diving skills and diver assistance drills for equipment malfunction.

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in the water: Josh Hardy, a Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office detective, participates in dive training Tuesday.
in the water: Josh Hardy, a Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office detective, participates in dive training Tuesday. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
Masked men: Dive team members cluster in the pool at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville on Tuesday.
Masked men: Dive team members cluster in the pool at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville on Tuesday. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
In the Water: Members of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office dive team train on Tuesday in the pool at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville..
In the Water: Members of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office dive team train on Tuesday in the pool at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville.. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans

The aim of the training is to maintain an at-the-ready rescue team and recovery unit.

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