Nikki Rice wiped down face masks and handed flippers to the kids and adults decked out in scuba gear in the Blacksburg Aquatic Center’s pool last month. She looked on as instructors from the Virginia State Police and other departments taught kids how to breathe underwater and make their way to the bottom of the pool. The activity was part of the Virginia Association of First Responders’ annual Youth Rescue Camp. Rice wasn’t there in her officia…
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