The AM/DM podcast: The volunteer search & rescue group saving lives
The roughly 34-member DeSoto County search and rescue unit (not all pictured) is under the leadership of Capt. Johnathon Bigham (far right). (Brandon LaGrone II/The Daily Memphian)
In November of last year, two DeSoto County teenagers were in danger after their SUV crashed and went into a ravine. It had been raining, and the water in the ravine was moving fast.
But the girls were lucky, because one of the people who witnessed the accident was Johnathon Bigham. And Captain Bigham is the leader of DeSoto County Search & Rescue, a group of about 34 volunteers who get called to help with emergencies.
Though he didn’t have any equipment or team members with him, Bigham sprang into action, saving the girls in what was DeSoto County’s third water rescue that year.
North Mississippi reporter Brandon LaGrone II recently wrote a story about the team and the changes Bigham has instituted to make it more effective. LaGrone joins us today to talk about it.
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AM/DM DeSoto CountyMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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