Yazoo County relatives of the late Brandon Michael Fugate donated a side scan sonar unit to the Yazoo County Dive Team on behalf of the BMF Project, an organiztion founded in Fugate’s honor. Pictured from left are (front) Kaye Louise Purvis, Tolar Purvis and Holly Purvis, (back) Brandi Carter, Jay Wistead, Sheriff Jake Sheriff and Michael McCain. By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

After enduring nearly a month of helplessly waiting while search teams combed the water for the body of their son, a Texas family is determined to keep others from having to endure that experience.
After purchasing a high tech device to give them an edge in fishing tournaments, an Illinois couple located a car at the bottom of the Mississippi River that belonged to a retired school teacher who had been missing for three years.
These two unrelated events led to a movement to improve search and rescue teams around the country. Yazoo County’s Dive Team was one of the latest groups to benefit.
Like most rural search and rescue teams, Yazoo County’s Dive Team has very limited resources. It’s a volunteer effort, and much of the equipment has been donated or purchased through fundraisers.
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