Vehicle sinking in floodwater with trapped injured person, Fort Myers FL
Emergency responders are attending to a vehicle partially sunk in floodwater near Washington Avenue. The driver is trapped inside with a broken leg but is alive and breathing. Rescue teams are working to extricate the injured person from the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Lee County and Cape Coral Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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12, Rescue 14, and Battalion 11.
00:03
Delta, sinking vehicle vehicle in flood water, near Washington Avenue.
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Respond on dispatch 2.
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Tech 1 is assigned.
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Medic 3, Engine 12, rescue, 14, and Battalion 11.
00:16
Okay.
00:22
Just confirming are you en route, sir?
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Govore.
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And we're out 14.
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There's 4.
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6.
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Family control?
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Go ahead for Medicaid 40.
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We have an open line.
00:47
Can you a device when you make patient contact, please?
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Alright, you guys on?
01:00
540 copies. You can show us roll no sense.
01:03
I'll see Medic 40, 420.
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Hey,
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do you want us to roll that way and keep us to see another set of hands?
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Negative.
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We have Rescue 14 coming. That should be fine.
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Bomstein.
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We have one car on the embankment, partially sunk.
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First, any patient is alive and breathing with a broken leg. We're going to be busy with an extrication.
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Location mentioned:
Near Washington Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33916
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