Why Are Calgary Police Officers Throwing Pig Carcasses Into the Bow River?

Pig cadavers to act as stand-ins for humans in Bow River study by Calgary police

Calgary police will be putting pig carcasses fitted with GPS tracking devices in the Bow River and monitoring them as though they were human cadavers, as part of a new study to improve search-and-rescue efforts.

Why Calgary police are submerging pig carcasses in the Bow River

Calgary police are launching a new project to understand what happens to human remains when they are thrown into a river.

Why are Calgary police officers throwing pig carcasses into the Bow River?

Pig cadavers rigged with GPS trackers will be placed in the Bow with the goal of improving river search and recovery efforts.

Calgary police using pig bodies to study river search efforts

CALGARY - Police in Calgary say they’re teaming up with researchers from Saskatchewan and Ontario to improve search and recovery efforts in the Bow River — with pigs.

Pig cadavers to be placed in Bow River as part of study

Pig cadavers will be placed in the Bow River as part of a new joint study involving the Calgary Police Service.

When pigs swim: Calgary police using pig bodies to study river search efforts

CALGARY - Police in Calgary say they’re going whole hog with researchers from Saskatchewan and Ontario to improve search and recovery efforts in the Bow River — by sending pigs for a swim.