SWAT trains at OSU

Dangling ropes signaled that there was something much more interesting than parking going on Wednesday morning at Oregon State University’s parking structure.

Students carrying gym bags paused to watch as men in camouflage rappelled from the third story of the four-story garage. Some of them were cautious on the way down. Others easily inverted themselves while suspended more than 30 feet up.

The men were members of the Oregon State Police SWAT Team, but they were only training, not responding to an emergency.

Lt. Jeff Lanz of the OSP command at OSU said the team typically trains once a summer at the university. The experience lets the team become familiar with the campus and with local OSP troopers.

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