Person jumps from Liberty Bridge into water, Bay City MI
Medical EmergencyA person jumped or fell from Liberty Bridge into the water. Responders observed the individual face down and floating west. Rescue and fire boats along with the Coast Guard were dispatched from Vets Park to conduct a search and rescue operation.
Audio|Source: Bay County Public Safety, MSP, DNR
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Transcript:
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Central sign units that can start for Liberty Bridge.
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Caller states,
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subject jumped off the side,
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center span on the south side.
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Another caller says he is currently in the water.
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914.
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3.80, I'll head that way.
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39, I'll head that way.
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3.719.
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377 clearance.
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No, 14.
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Okay. Okay.
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Copy.
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Point that way.
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Oh,
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I look pretty great looking for him.
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Cap your last location was under the bridge.
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306.
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Go ahead.
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He was lasting under the bridge face down and we're still looking for him.
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Copy Alassian under the bridge face down.
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Still looking.
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916.
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7. I'll be out under the west side of Liberty Bridge. I'll be walking along the entry soon. See what you see them.
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3.7.9.0.
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Radio out as well.
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Copy.
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Everyone out, I'm on the side by the FBI building looking.
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Bridge, Liberty Bridge for a male who either fell or jumped into the water. Thanks, Johnny.
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I'm floating towards in between the railroad bridges here.
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From Bridges, 918.
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347 to 344. Can you bring the drone out here so you can keep eyes on them?
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April.
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I got it already.
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Give me a minute. I'll be there.
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I'll be there. Clear wheel, wheel, road, and route to the station for Bull 7.
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watch him open his mouth and close it again.
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But his head is completely underwater,
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and he's just slowly floating towards the west.
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But we're going to need a boat to cover him.
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No. Okay.
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379.
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379. Is it just Coast Guard coming or there's fire breaking the boat up?
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Fire's got a boat and road also.
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Copy.
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336. Just pick this head up again but went right back underwater.
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Kathy picked his head up and put her back underwater.
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273?
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273?
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273. On the off chance this person's not cooperative, we're probably going to need a PSO on the boat as an officer if we have to take him into custody.
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Copy.
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It's going to launch from so we can have a PSO there, so when they advise, let's get somebody there.
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Rescue 6, Rescue 7.
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We're trying to contact Station 7.
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You can show us out at Station 7.
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Copy.
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Here's vote 4 going to be launching.
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Probably Vets Park.
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Copy Vets Park.
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Thank you.
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24 to show me in our Liberty, too.
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Okay. Okay.
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Two to 100. You want me to go to Vest Park? You want me to go to the east side of the bridge.
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Happy in the middle of the river between the road,
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the middle of the channel.
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You're 79, copy, going with fire in the boat.
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921.
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3.1 if you haven't, can you check and make sure there's no bolts coming through?
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Happy, we'll check.
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100, go ahead.
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Clear.
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100, you're all rubber up, by the wind.
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You have PD command.
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Contact me out of fire.
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Car score, medium high.
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The destination is Liberty Bridge.
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Over.
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Okay, go ahead.
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Is he possible?
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Claire?
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The most location you guys have.
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Last place you've seen, Jumper.
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He's in the channel,
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heading north,
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and he's just about flush with the span of the train bridge. The train bridge is currently ultimate, so it's going to the western span of the train birch from the center of the river.
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Liberty Bridge, Bay City, MI
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