SONAR equipment donated to Albury SES late last year has been put to use in the search for missing Wodonga boy, George Sandford.
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In the first operational test of the technology since its arrival two months ago, volunteers have scanned the Murray River in Albury, looking for any sign of the teen’s body.
Over the three days since George’s disappearance at Noreuil Park, the sonar-equipped boat has tested the stretch of river from the Union Bridge to the Wonga Wetlands.
SES member Scott Richter said solid objects below the water’s surface, such as logs, the river bed and rocks, showed up as red items on the boat’s computer screen.
Items such as gravel and reeds showed up on the screen as light blue.
The system, which also has GPS technology, allows users to pinpoint any areas of interest for further inspection.
Mr Richter said divers had been called twice to investigate possible finds on Monday.
But the boy’s body remains missing.
SES volunteers have worked in shifts, allowing the boats to be on the water for up to 13 hours a day as emergency services fought to find the lost Catholic College Wodonga student, 16.
