Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team

Since our founding in October 2016, donations like yours have allowed us to respond to 113 mission and bring 101 people back to their families, friends and communities around Alaska.

(Information as of June 10st 2026, information does not include evidence or other dive missions, not tied to human remains search and recovery missions)

Mission Statement:
We are a donation funded, all-volunteer, unpaid, 501(c)(3) Non-Profit, water rescue/dive search and recovery, team that exists to provide the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) with a statewide capability for search, rescue, and when necessary, recover human remains or evidence from underneath the water’s surface.

The Team now coverers the Municipality of Anchorage for all subsurface missions and Inlet Rescue Missions, since the Anchorage Fire Department disbanded their Dive and Inlet Rescue Team.

We are activated through the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Search and Rescue (SAR) Coordinator and can be ready to deploy for recovery missions anywhere in Alaska within one hour of notification.

The sooner you request us by name, through the Alaska DPS SAR Coordinator, the faster we can respond and the likely hood of the subject or evidence can be located.
Please do not wait!

Wednesday June 3d , we did a presentation for the kids attending the Pacific Northern Academy Summer Camp. We covered proper fitting of life jackets and the importance of wearing them around the water.

We also went over safe ways to assist someone in the water (talk them through what to do, reach out with items to them to get ahold of, throw things that float, ropes or anything else you may have, to pull them in with (Don't attach anything to yourself) and lastly DO NOT GO INTO THE WATER TO HELP!

The kids had a chance to learn about Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) and watch one be operated (a team members recreational unit, since we still need funds to replace ours).

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-help-replace-mission-critical-remotely-operated-vehicle-rov