SARDUS TEAMS
SARDUS has teams across the country that assist law enforcement and search managers with support with searches and crime scene investigation.
Our mission is to assist law enforcement to serve the needs of the community
This includes:
- Criminal Investigations/Law Enforcement Trailing Teams
- Missing or Abducted Individuals
- Search and Rescue Operations – Lost and Endangered People
- Natural and Man-Made Disasters
For law enforcement or search managers to activate a SARDUS response, please call: 1 (855) 598-3267
We have resources nationwide and can help you with your search needs.
Here are what our teams are capable of doing.
Human Remains Detection (HRD)
These teams specialize in locating human remains, including bones, tissue and fluids, such as blood, and full cadavers. Our teams can help you:
Wilderness Air Scent Teams
These teams are the traditional wilderness search and rescue teams. They are trained to search large areas (160 acres in 2 hours) in the wilderness, using the wind to locate lost people. These teams have demonstrated the skills necessary to search in the backcountry and to be self-sustained for one operational period.
Wilderness Air Scent Teams
These teams are the traditional wilderness search and rescue teams. They are trained to search large areas (160 acres in 2 hours) in the wilderness, using the wind to locate lost people. These teams have demonstrated the skills necessary to search in the backcountry and to be self-sustained for one operational period.
Water Search Teams
Water search teams are used to recover victims that have drowned. These teams are used to search either from the shoreline or from a boat in open water. These specially trained teams can help pinpoint the location of the submerged body to assist divers in recovery.
Avalanche
Avalanche search teams are used to locate survivors and recover victims that have been buried by avalanches. These teams require special education and training to work in often difficult and dangerous conditions. These teams must be proficient in working in the backcountry and have the specialized equipment to work in the backcountry and ski resorts.
Urban/Wilderness Trailing Team
These teams are trained to investigate human scent in heavily contaminated areas. They are different from tracking dogs and can follow a person through urban areas from 2 to 12 hours after they go missing. These are the only nationally certified urban-trailing teams in the region. These teams also can search in the non-contaminated wilderness environment. Our teams can assist you by:
- Locating Alzheimer’s Patients Who Have Gone Missing
- Locating Victims or Evidence in Child Abductions
- Investigating and Locating Missing People in Municipalities
- Investigating Crimes Where It Is Important to Follow the Path of a Suspect (Peeping Toms, Burglars, Sexual Predators)
- Locating Lost Parties During Search and Rescue Operations
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