The Good Life – March-April 2019

If you are ever curious about what this
operation looks like, they have uploaded videos
and pictures of retrievals they have done over
the years on their Facebook page. It is really
quite an interesting thing to see. Not only are
other vehicles involved but extractors and
exothermic torches as well, and those can
get as hot as 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Sherbrooke and his fellow divers have done
other jobs besides vehicle retrieval and the
like. They have also been hired for such
jobs as commercial diving for the city of
West Fargo where they inspected the
floodgates to make sure there was no
debris or water escaping.
PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY: RYAN SHERBROOKE
“
If you break a water
line in your house
you know a plumber
is coming. But, who
do you call when you
drop your car in 30
feet of water?"
– Ryan Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke seems to enjoy the
variety of jobs he can get while
utilizing his hobby of scuba diving,
but it always seems to come back
to wanting to help people.
"When we can recover that vehicle
and personal private belongings that
were lost, we just gave them back
what they thought they lost forever,"
said Sherbrooke.
There have been a few times in my life
where I have lost something special to
me in the lake and I wish I knew there
was someone I could call to help retrieve
it.
Each job is a case-by-case situation
and if Sherbrooke is unable to or
unwilling to help for any reason he
will happily recommend another
company in town or the region to
help with any and all situations.
Midwest Towing and Recovery takes
part in events throughout the year,
for example, every February they
take part in a staged water rescue
for various charities for Giving
Hearts Day, this year they raised
money for CCRI.
With all this community support and
the desire to help others I know if I
ever run into trouble that requires
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