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UPDATE: Helicopter rescue training postponed in Morro Bay

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Posted at 2:10 PM, Mar 19, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-20 10:33:10-04

UPDATE: According to the Morro Bay Fire Department, Wednesday's training is being postponed. A new date has not yet been set.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Morro Bay Fire Department, Morro Bay Harbor Department, and California Highway Patrol will be conducting training operations on the north side of Morro Rock on Wednesday.

Known as "helocasting," the training will include the use of a helicopter to lower a rescue swimmer to a "victim" in the water.

Training operations are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Crews will train on the beach and in the ocean.