San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department officers were already in the neighborhood when they got a call for emergency aid regarding the severed thumb of Ryan Brown, 27, on Saturday at 12:24 p.m. at Lake Nacimiento.

The Sheriff’s Department dive team was doing advanced training at the lake that included search patterns and recovery of items when the call came in, so a diver and sergeant went to the launch ramp.

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