The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post 457 brought back multiple awards from the 2015 Central Valley Explorer Competition.

The team was made up of Explorer Capt. Dylan Kammerer, Explorer Lt. Morgan Sears, Explorer Sgt. Nick Lawrence, Explorer Sgt. Zack Gallavan, Explorer Cpl. Richard Barney and Explorer Cpl. Grace Hunter.

They competed against 38 other teams July 17-19 in Manteca. They took third place in the Crime Scene Scenario. Partnered with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department Explorers, the combined team took third place in the Domestic Violence Situation Scenario and Hostage Negation Scenario.

The explorers also competed in 13 other scenarios including active shooter, traffic stop, bus assault, vehicle search, hostage rescue, burglary investigation, running the obstacle course, DUI investigation, a mental health situation, and a high risk traffic stop.