Greenwich Time: Greenwich dive team trains to prepare for the worst

[T. John 21]

For the 13 members of the Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Department's Water Rescue Team, practice doesn't just make perfect ­­-- it saves lives.

Once a month, no matter the climate, the volunteers suit up and take to the water to train using mock rescue and recovery scenarios.

Whether it be restless Long Island Sound or the unpredictable Mianus River, the divers head into each training session with the seriousness they would a real-life emergency, because they understand that when that moment strikes, there is no room for a mistake.

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