Boat struck by lightning with four people in water, Bal Harbour FL
Medical EmergencyA boat was hit by lightning near Collins Ave at the Haulover Inlet. Four people fell into the water. Fireboat 21 and other rescue units are responding to the scene. Rescue efforts are complicated by stormy conditions.
Audio|Source: Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue North & East
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Transcript:
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Fireboat 21, respond to near Collins Ave.
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Fireboat 21 respond to near Collins Ave on the Haulover Inlet.
00:11
Okay. Fireboat 21, what's the nature of the call?
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Fireboat 21.
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The boat was struck by lightning and there's four people in the water.
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Firebo 21.
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Copy confirming haul over inlets.
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Fireboat 21 is affirmative.
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Copy show us in route.
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Fireboat 21 in route.
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Be advised if arresting north can't fly.
00:28
Okay.
00:29
Yeah, copy. There's a hell of a storm.
00:31
We're going to try to make it out there as well.
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Body County.
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Engine one, repeat.
00:35
One along, rigging, 1811.
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One north of six eight, a half, Venetian Garden.
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That's fifty body counting.
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platform 21 there's probably be a duplicate call so on the car with fire vote 21 show you disregarding other calls 5 1421 so routine back pain 31 49 west side of 16 890s 3016 night
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You place us on the call with the platform in the firebooth.
01:05
Copy. Sheldry 321 also responding.
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1337-year-old mail deck pain in new direction.
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314-9-12-6th Street, you know, Alpha 1, 3570 County.
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Restu 31, 6 person, 1174 in northeast, 151st Street, 13-557-8-count.
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No, Robert, 757.
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County.
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Platform 3-9 arrival, investigating.
01:25
Platform 399.
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Correction 5-21, Rescue 21, Firebolt 21, switch over the TAC-1, TAC-1.
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T-1. 13 to T-10-2-C-10.
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Rescuit. Rescute 31, respond.
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routine to respond routine to a 54-year-old mail.
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Thirteen to D-DayCon.
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Platform 41, try to get information on what side of the end let the people are on? Thank you.
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They live to be on the intercoastal and not the ocean side, the cell functioning north of 21 on the intercoastal side, just south of 158.
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Firebow, can you get a vessel description please?
02:01
A second suppression?
02:03
A second suppression reference possible water supply.
02:08
Okay. This 76, chest pain, 1801, northeast, 133rd Street, 1359, County.
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1359, County. Rep. 2.28, you copy.
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Go ahead.
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Ocean Rescue has units on scene also.
02:21
Can you check with a complaint and if they have a better location?
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Location mentioned:
Near Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, FL 33154
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