Rescue team transports patient down river near Evergreen Trail, Charlevoix County MI

Medical Emergency

Reported: 09/09/2025 01:19 PM (PDT)

Bear River Rd & Evergreen Trail, Melrose Township, MI 49713

Rescue crews are assisting a patient and transporting them downstream along Bear River near Evergreen Trail. They coordinated with the kayak rental service to recover kayaks submerged in the brush near the river.

Audio|Source: Emmet County Fire Dispatch

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91 99

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91 99 91 99 91 go ahead Are you at with a patient?

00:11

Confirmed, we are with the patient Everything is good

00:15

Okay, are you going to continue down the river then with him and come out down at Evergreen Trail?

00:20

Yes, we're going to go ahead and go on down to Evergreen Trail.

00:23

Do you have enough boats or do you will need us to launch a kayak here and help you?

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99 we do not need a second vote we got two here you know we'll get we're heading down Evergreen Trail probably that doesn't out of Abergreen Trail

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99 93rd Central 4699 on 999 on fire ground

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Did you be a hold of the kayak launch people and have them meet us at Evergreen Trail at the river? Copy, kayak launch people.

00:58

Are you referring to the Canoe Livery?

00:59

That is affirmative.

01:00

Have them bring their rig to pick up their kayaks.

01:02

We'll meet them there.

01:03

Copy. 4699 from central.

01:05

Go ahead. Confirming Bear River access,

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Bay River access.

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Evergreen trail and the river.

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Evergreen trail and the river.

01:12

Yeah. Here.

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Central. 91 from 98.

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Go ahead.

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91, go ahead.

01:16

So are they gonna grab their two kayaks on the way through then?

01:20

It's gonna take more than one person to grab these kayaks because they're pretty much submerged in the brush.

01:25

Copy. We'll stay here for you if you're on your way down.

01:30

We'll be leaving here in a few.

01:31

699 from Central.

01:32

Go ahead.

01:33

Coneal Library advice is there 10 minutes out from that location.

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That'll be perfect.

01:37

That'll be perfect.

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Bear River Rd & Evergreen Trail, Melrose Township, MI 49713

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