Search strategy for buried objects in water: geophysics, probes and dogs

Alastair Ruffell; Neil Powell

doi:10.3390/ forensicsci1030012

Search strategy for buried objects in water: geophysics, probes and dogs

Alastair Ruffell, Neil Powell

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The aqueous search for objects covered by sediment is a common and challenging problem. Here we outline a sequential methodology for the assessment of targets identified by sub-bottom profiling. This comprises desktop study of available data; background hydrological information gathering (bathymetry, sediment cover, water chemistry); acoustic sub-bottom imaging (water penetrating radar, sonar); geolocation and probing of sub-bottom anomalies; deployment of suitable scent dogs. This procedure creates a hierarchy of targets for examination by dive teams and thence recovery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	130-137
Journal	Forensic Sciences
Volume	1
Issue number	3
Early online date	09 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ forensicsci1030012
Publication status	Early online date - 09 Oct 2021

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