Disabled boat with rope stuck in propeller

Heard on: Yuba County Sheriff, Wheatland and Marysville Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Have a report of a disabled boat.

00:01

The caller advising they have a rope stuck in the propeller and they don't have anything to cut it with.

00:06

They advise they're when you enter the channel from the main body or near the shore after the 1st island.

00:15

Are you familiar where that would be?

00:18

That could be Garden Point, could be Tractor Cove, could be Bridger Cove.

00:24

Can you ping their phone?

00:27

He's on the business line.

00:28

See if he can figure out how to give me some coordinates.

00:31

Find out where he launched from and that'll help me a little bit.

00:43

He launched from Dark Day.

00:46

Out of Dark Day, did he go left or right out of the inlet?

00:59

No, five county.

01:04

He gave the phone to his wife who couldn't give me any further instructions, but they did have another boater come up that does have a knife.

01:11

They believe they're going to be able to get it figured out.

01:13

They'll give me a call back if they can't.

01:16

Super, we'll continue heading that way.

7/25/2026 12:24 PM

Other Non-Crime Event

Camptonville, CA 95922

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a disabled boat on the water near a lake channel, with a rope stuck in its propeller. The boat is believed to be near the shore past the first island in an area possibly around Garden Point, Tractor Cove, or Bridger Cove after launching from a nearby ramp. Another boater with a knife arrived to help, and the original caller plans to call back if assistance is still needed.