Man fishing near river dike reported for fire, Boonville MO
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Fire & ArsonA man under the bridge near the first dike by the river was reported to have started a fire. Upon investigation, he was found fishing and no fire was present.
Audio|Heard on: Cooper County Police, Fire, and EMS
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02:31
Transcript:
00:00
First dike, the side of the river by the bridge, and it looks like he had started a fire.
00:11
She's not sure what he's doing down there would like you checked on.
00:20
Copy.
00:22
When you say man down, you just mean he's down under the bridge, not when he's down injured or something, correct?
00:31
Correct. He's out on the first dike there and she said he's,
00:37
uh, looks like he started a fire.
00:42
Copy.
00:45
Okay, I'll under a second.
00:50
Go for 306.
00:53
I just drove over the bridge and I can see us fishing poles.
00:56
He's just fishing there from the dike.
01:03
Copy.
01:04
Is he out where he's on nothing but rock?
01:09
(number withheld)s, probably 100 feet from the bank.
01:12
It's a pretty long dyke and he's all the way out at the very end of it.
01:25
Do you want me to clear it?
01:32
Stay by just a minute, I'll drop by and take a look just in case.
01:41
I got a J1, I do the call.
01:46
Go ahead.
01:48
Two, David John X-ray 46.
01:52
Two, D. David J.
01:53
John, X-ray, four, six.
01:56
I've got a twenty-seven.
01:59
Copy, did you need your name back? Okay,
02:07
I'm a kid.
02:12
The six Brunville.
02:21
I asked 291 stated he's out on the very end of the dike, he's fishing, but I see no fire, no smoke, and clear it out, no report.
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Boonville, MO 65233
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