Overturned kayak at river mouth leads to water rescue, Kennebunkport ME


Emergency responders attended a water rescue after a kayak overturned at the mouth of a river. The kayaker was assisted onto a sailboat by nearby boats and met by EMTs and ambulance personnel at the shore. No fire or crime was involved.
Audio|Source: Kennebunkport Fire Department
03:8
Transcript:
00:00
I'm off at the jetty, we do have an overturned kayak at the mouth of the river.
00:03
Looks like there's a couple boats in the area.
00:05
Receaseed.
00:06
Squad 11 off at Colony Beach.
00:08
That's 17-07.
00:09
File, I'm gonna call one.
00:11
Go ahead.
00:12
I just received an update from York that subject in the waters been helped onto a boat.
00:17
Yeah, ten four.
00:18
Car 1 from command, we're approaching Governor's War.
00:20
We won't need to launch the boat, but you're going to meet the sailboat coming in with the victim.
00:27
Press 5, copy.
00:28
Press 35 and Marine 1, check car 1.
00:31
Press 5, Marine 2 to Fire 1.
00:33
Brush 35 to brush 5 should we come in alongside you?
00:38
Negative stay out in the up on Ocean Avenue.
00:42
Received, thank you.
00:44
Actually, press 35, you can return.
00:46
Press 35, returning.
00:48
Press 5 to command, we have two EMTs meeting the sailboat.
00:53
Count 4, Kenny Bunk's ambulance is coming over as well just to make sure.
01:00
37 to command.
01:04
3.7 to command.
01:05
There was one person in the kayak and that person was coming off the boat now.
01:09
Yeah, simple.
01:10
I cannot have a buck ambulance should be coming over to sign off the station.
01:13
And they're the failure.
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Location mentioned:
Kennebunkport, ME
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