The Hood River County Sheriff’s Foundation is raising funds to purchase an enhanced jet ski to allow Marine Patrol to perform faster water rescues, operate in rough conditions, and provider safer rescues in all sorts of water conditions. Sheriff Matt English says they are looking to raise $39,500 to purchase the craft that will be easier for a lone officer to operate and make a rescue than the Marine Patrol boat that patrols the water. The Sheriff’s Foundation was set up in 2020 to raise money for programs that have a lasting impact on public safety. English says a Go Fund Me page has been set up for rescue watercraft fundraiser.