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County dive team drill in Sandwich on May 21

The Barnstable County Technical Rescue Team Dive Team will hold a training exercise simulating a drowning incident at Town Neck Beach in Sandwich on Wednesday, May 21, starting at 9 a.m.

Units will stage at the Stop and Shop parking lot at 65 Route 6A until dispatched. The drill will last approximately four hours and involve search and rescue/recovery exercises.

There will be no traffic disruptions but the drill will occupy a large portion of the beach parking area as well as the beach itself.

Divers from 12 Cape towns will be participating.