The Good Life – March-April 2019

WRITTEN BY: KRISSY NESS • PHOTOS BY: URBAN TOAD MEDIA
Scuba diving isn't exactly a hobby you find a lot of in the Midwest.
When you pair that with a towing company and first responder
training – you have Ryan Sherbrooke.
Sherbrooke is the owner of Midwest Towing here in the Fargo-
Moorhead area and has been a registered firefighter in Fargo
for 3 years. "I love helping people," Said Sherbrooke. "I was
an EMS full-time for thirteen years."
Being the Lead Diver for his scuba recovery business he has
seen his fair share of retrievals. They can be as small as
rescuing a cellphone from the bottom of a lake to salvaging
a pick-up truck from beneath icy waters. "If you break a
water line in your house you know a plumber is coming,"
said Sherbrooke. "But, who do you call when you drop
your car in 30 feet of water?"
With many years of experience in a handful of
occupations, Sherbrooke knows that you cannot do a
job like this alone. "I gotta take my hat off to the North
Dakota responders. They are so willing to jump in and
help - they make our job so easy," said Sherbrooke.
"The last thing we want is a diver in the water with
no support."
There are many benefits and risks when it comes
to this job. Whether he is helping someone retrieve
personal items lost when a vehicle went into
the lake, or battling rapids in the icy Red River,
Sherbrooke accepts the challenge because of his
love for helping people.
When people such as Sherbrooke use their
talents and hobbies to help the good of
the community and you see the local first
responders back them up, it really makes you
realize what a great community we are living
in.
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