Adana Police Department Underwater Group Supervisor teams work in many different areas, from finding evidence of crime underwater to rescuing those who are in danger of drowning.
Submersible Police, called "frog men", working in Adana Police Department Underwater Group Headquarters, carry out activities in many different areas such as finding underwater evidence, rescuing those who are in danger of drowning, exhuming the bodies of those lost in the water and flood events.
8 divers, Police officers and 6 "shipmen" in charge of the Amirlik regularly perform training and training in order to be able to carry out their challenging underwater duties in all climatic conditions.
"Frog men", who keep themselves in shape by diving, carry out intense activities in the Seyhan Dam Lake.
The diver Policemen, known as "evidence hunters of dark waters" due to the fact that the Seyhan River, where they work most often, is blurry and dark in places, serve in areas of responsibility that include Hatay and Osmaniye as well as Adana.
The team, which can also dive at night, adds strength to the Police Department by carrying out activities in many different areas such as finding underwater evidence, rescuing those in danger of drowning, exhuming the bodies of those lost in the water, and flood events.
“We are Looking for Evidence of Crime Thrown in Water”
Oktay Ekti, one of the diver cops, said that the "frog men" were selected by the General Directorate of Security after being subjected to written and interview exams and rigorous physical tests.
Emphasizing that they closely follow the technological developments related to their duties, Ekti said, “Our task is to find the dead bodies of the people lost in the water first. We are looking for evidence of crimes thrown into the water and we search for bombs in places such as bridges and culverts during the passage of state elders.” said.
“We Are Called 'Evidence Hunters of Dark Waters'”
Police officer Oktay Oytan also stated that he has been working as a "frog man" for about 3 years and said, "I am proud to work in this distinguished unit of the Police Department. Our job is really tough. In order to have this branch, we go through tough exams, our supervisors do not have any favors at the stages of these exams and they ensure that we train in the best way.” he said.
Explaining the difficulties of working underwater, Oytan said: “One of our duties is to remove the evidence of crimes thrown into the water. The first thing that comes to the minds of the criminals is that the evidence thrown into the water cannot be removed, but our organization nullifies all thoughts in this way. We are called 'evidence hunters of the dark waters', no evidence has ever been seen to have disappeared from our hands. We're trying to get it out as best we can. It is among our duties to bring our drowned citizens to the surface. It is also our duty to detect and remove explosives and narcotic substances in the lower hulls of the ships.”
Erdoğan Özcan, one of the police officers, also explained that they also inform the society about drowning cases, and said, “The announcement that we are on duty the most here is the drowning case. Especially the 7-17 age group swims in the irrigation canal. As Adana Provincial Police Department, we take them to the nearest swimming pools free of charge. We do our best to raise awareness of them.” used the phrases.
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