RRSP Captain Henry Sautin

Captain Sautin started as an officer with the RRSP in 1980 and was appointed Captain in 2003. He worked for the Rock County Sheriff’s Department and retired after 21 years of service as a Deputy Sheriff. He was the dive team leader for Rock County for over 11 years. In addition to the dive team he was involved in Rock Counties boat patrol and airboat operations. Some of his training included becoming a certified SCUBA Diving instructor, and Dive Rescue International water rescue specialist. In addition he attended many other boat and water related training programs.

Presently Henry is a member of the Multi Jurisdictional Cold Water Rescue program on the Rock River and Lake Koshkonong. Over the past 20 years he trained with and helped teach water rescue operations to such organizations as Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, Janesville, Fort, Milton, Edgerton, Lake Mills and Palmyria Fire Departments.

Between March of 2004 to March of 2005 Henry was in Iraq and part of his mission was helping to develop and organize a Boat Patrol and Dive Team on the Tigris River in Baghdad and providing training to the Iraqi Police.