A couple of firefighters with the Ozark Fire Protection District went above and beyond with helping a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Jacy Snider and his college friend and fellow firefighter Dalton Pennington responded to the chief’s call about making a recovery dive.
The two were able to recover a $40,000 prosthetic leg from Lake Bueto inside Knob Noster State Park.
Snider says it was a team effort with several agencies which included: “Ozark Fire Protection District, Branson Fire Rescue, Missouri Park Rangers, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and Johnson County Fire District. Without the help from every individual involved we would not have been successful in finding the prosthetic. It was a team effort that yielded a positive outcome.”
The leg belonged to U.S. Air Force veteran Mike Walsh.
(Information provided by the Ozark Fire Protection District)
– On June 27th Ozark Fire District Firefighter/EMT Jacy Snider and his college friend and fellow Firefighter/EMT Dalton Pennington from the Branson Fire Department recovered a $40,000 prosthetic leg from Lake Bueto inside Knob Noster State Park.
– The leg belonged to U.S. Air Force veteran Mike Walsh, who had been fishing the previous weekend at the lake.
– Ozark Fire Chief Darren White was contacted the previous week by a State Park Ranger asking if we had anyone that could make the recovery dive. Chief White immediately identified Firefighter Snider, who in turn contacted Firefighter Pennington.
