About us.
California Recovery Divers is comprised of avid divers and watermen who are current or former members of law enforcement, military, or fire teams. Our decades of experience and training brings a uniquely qualified skill-set to problems of underwater location and recovery.
Our team is experienced in a wide range of technologies, including SCUBA, sonar (side scan, ROV, sector-scan), underwater communications, salvage, lift-bags, and more. We have training in evaluating underwater crime scenes as well as recovering important forensic items for law enforcement purposes. We're also highly trained in mission safety and risk assessment, and are equipped to evaluate most underwater recovery missions.
While we work as law enforcement divers in other contexts, we recognize that once law enforcement dive resources are exhausted families and individuals often still need closure or recovery services. We're available in most circumstances to provide these services.
Scott Harrison
Co-Founder · Board member · CRD member since 2017
15+ years in law enforcement public safety diving (as a diver and in leadership roles) · 35 years diving experience
David McMurdie
Co-Founder · Board member · CRD member since 2017
20+ years in law enforcement public safety diving (as a diver and in leadership roles) · 30+ years diving experience · Many years volunteering with Sea Watch
Chris Appleton
Board Member · CRD member since 2017
10+ years in law enforcement public safety diving (as a diver and in a leadership support role) · 30 years diving experience
Megan Crabtree
CRD member since 2020
4 years in law enforcement public safety diving (as a diver and in a leadership support role) · 5+ years diving experience · Open Water Scuba Instructor · Technical diver
Kenny Fraga
CRD member since 2023
17 years in law enforcement public safety diving (as a diver and in leadership roles) · 35+ years diving experience
Scott Olvera
CRD member since 2018
8 years in law enforcement public safety diving · 13 years diving experience · Active military