Rescue of two injured in difficult mud terrain near Pine Island, Lee County FL
Medical EmergencyFire and medical teams responded to rescue two injured patients stuck in a muddy area near Pine Island. Due to poor weather, air evacuation was not possible. Ground crews found alternative access routes through nearby power line trails and substation roads to reach and transport the patients safely.
Audio|Source: Lee County and Cape Coral Fire Dispatch
07:40
Transcript:
00:00
I'm going to be seen you in 30 seconds.
00:02
I can give you an update.
00:05
Hi, (name withheld). When are you calling for a scene update?
00:12
Trump,
00:14
you can show Pirate I unseen.
00:18
Unseen, Pan Island, (number withheld).
00:21
Byte Island 1, this is (number withheld).
00:28
Go ahead.
00:30
Don't believe your vehicle will get through this mud up here because it is sick.
00:36
We might need a possible bread truck.
00:37
The side-by-side definitely can make through.
00:43
Copy that, can my truck make it?
00:49
I don't feel comfortable that it would make it through.
00:52
It is pretty deep.
00:54
We just walked through in there.
00:56
Booge just got pretty stuck.
00:57
But we're heading back to the patient, possible two.
01:00
Patient's injured.
01:06
(number withheld), Captain (number withheld) here.
01:09
Good.
01:13
Is that trailer wide enough for Brush (number withheld) do you want to get back there?
01:22
That's (number withheld).
01:23
Go ahead and send this side by side of the brush truck.
01:27
Copy that.
01:29
I'll let you don't want to run around.
01:35
Pine Allen 1.
01:36
Lead control.
01:38
Go ahead.
01:41
I'm just looking at the maps here and it looks like you may be able to make access from the right-of-way from the substation where the power lines come onto the island.
01:53
Looks like a pretty good trail around the substation.
01:58
Yes, man, that's ranging (number withheld) and medic (number withheld) are.
02:02
It's pretty muddy, so we have medic (number withheld) and a firefighter setting back our patients right now.
02:12
Okay.
02:15
Uh,
02:16
I might want to grab my water since there's two patients.
02:20
I'll be that, I'll grab your second monitor in anyway.
02:27
On Ellen, one lead control.
02:32
Go ahead, leave control.
02:36
Chief, there is an entrance road to the substation near Stringfellow Rd, and the road continues around the substation and down the right-of-way, which bypasses that rough area off of Masters Landing Drive.
02:56
I'll be able to go check it out.
03:01
(number withheld), power 1.
03:05
Go on one.
03:08
Go ahead and send the brush truck, please.
03:13
Copy that, we're loading up, now we'll give you around shortly.
03:20
One's on Tack 1.
03:32
I can call Medics.
03:34
Medic (number withheld)?
03:38
Cuisier.
03:42
Cuisier for Transport, Delta 4, Medics (number withheld).
03:46
(number withheld) hours.
03:49
Medi-(number withheld) hours.
03:52
Medic (number withheld).
03:56
Mike (number withheld), make sure you bring your flashlights, there's no visibility.
04:01
Medi (number withheld) copy slash light.
04:06
Medics (number withheld) league intro.
04:08
The scene light.
04:17
Escalator incident.
04:19
At (number withheld), Daniels Interstate Court, respond on dispatch 3.
04:23
Squad (number withheld).
04:32
Toppy, the control funnel 1.
04:33
Can you go ahead and dispatch engine (number withheld) stand by Station 1?
04:42
(number withheld), (number withheld) is weather and around.
04:46
Please don't even at (number withheld).
04:51
Night (number withheld), leak control.
04:54
Contractic (number withheld).
04:58
Both leaf flight and aeroman have declined due to weather.
05:04
Copy.
05:09
Can you show us and wrap the station 1 for standby, please?
05:16
10-4[1]-2114.
05:23
Agent (number withheld), you got brush (number withheld), (number withheld), edit your way.
05:29
Copy.
05:30
It might be a better entrance to Masters Landing.
05:34
You can get in by the water plant,
05:38
but I don't know if we have access to that gate.
05:43
May (number withheld).
05:47
I'm coming right, but I need to get your second monitor.
05:52
Cockney shouldn't know if you need to turn right.
05:57
You go to see you late.
06:03
That (number withheld), (number withheld).
06:09
Go ahead, one, thank you.
06:13
Once you made contact, if you need any other equipment, let me know and I'll put it on the brush strip and send it back.
06:21
Let's turn.
06:25
We need two C-callors.
06:32
(number withheld).
06:33
Before you go to Massis Landing, if we can try to follow down the power lines,
06:38
maybe you can get to us.
06:42
Are you back in there behind the water plant?
06:47
That's 10-4[1], so the power lines come all the way to Stringfeller.
06:51
So there might be a gate that you can open and you just go straight down.
06:58
Copy that, I'll let you know.
07:05
Oh, and then you're going back to you.
07:11
Okay.
07:15
We are still 106 and 27.
07:18
Busy for transport is Delta 7, 1.20, (number withheld) hours.
07:24
15, Leigh of 12.
07:29
915.
07:30
915. 8.15. ETA do available?
07:34
May 15, we're going available right now.
07:37
So forth.
07:39
Monique (number withheld), Leachold.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Stringfellow Rd, Florida
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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