Bart, Chacon’s choice to lead the dive, was an eight-year army veteran. He now oversaw all four of the FBI’s Dive Teams from Quantico; for this mission, he partnered with his friend and former Quantico roommate Joe Allen. Both men were protective of their teammates, some of whom had only recovered weapons, never a dead body, let alone a dismembered young woman. Bart didn’t want that to be a diver’s first experience. Allen had two unique qualifications. He was the only certified ice diver on the team who was also an advanced care paramedic. He was an obvious choice, because, as he often said,
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