Suspect flees into ocean waters near Salishan Spit, Lincoln City OR
Police officers are searching for a suspect near Salishan Spit in Lincoln City. The suspect may be trying to escape by entering the rough ocean waters. Multiple law enforcement units including officers, a canine team, and a drone are involved. Fire and Coast Guard teams are on standby in case of emergency due to the water conditions.
Audio|Source: Lincoln County Police and Fire
07:29
Transcript:
00:00
241-615, does it make sense for me to come up south should a heck still or no?
00:05
No,
00:09
we're here.
00:10
Back to the Lincoln City side.
00:17
Give me a landmark to head to you.
00:21
Jack, that's on Mose.
00:24
Collection.
00:32
50, copy.
00:38
41 dispatch, can you make sure Lincoln City has the info that he's about 10 minutes away from hitting the B-ship, if you first?
00:47
Copy now. I'm off the one, Miss Coast Guard. Okay, by one.
00:52
He's on the west side, correct?
00:56
Correct. You're right on the ocean side. I don't believe you have passed me. You may ask.
01:04
Okay, I see you, I think.
01:05
I'm going to do a face-to-face with you.
01:07
Let's just make sure we have containment and then the drone stole.
01:13
Copy.
01:25
507 to the trooper and deputy that are on the spit.
01:28
You guys are further north than where we last saw someone, so you're going to go to position perimeter, but I don't think you're that far out.
01:47
Go ahead. Hey,
01:49
I'm just getting into Lincoln City here. It sounds like 241 chased him and he may be trying to get out at 501 at the beach access.
01:59
Negative, he's in Salishan on the spit and the vegetation there,
02:04
possibly on the beach side.
02:08
Okay, copy, you want me to reroute back to the spit, then.
02:14
And we have one canine over there already.
02:30
Jeremiah, I'm here at the spit.
02:32
This is a huge area.
02:33
We can just see the two dogs here.
02:35
I think we have some sort of containment. We have visuals on drones.
02:39
I'm just the point right now.
02:42
I'm going to head a little bit north from where I'm parked. Okay,
02:48
copy. Just give me an idea where you want me. I've got to find the spit. I'm not familiar with it.
02:59
You're batch 31 secure.
03:05
Enter that passcode and you're going to follow that road and you're going to stay all the way to the left on each fork you go.
03:20
Thank you. 26 you might want to realize I don't have anyone here with me.
03:27
Bobby,
03:29
I see a slipper on the north side.
03:33
Looks like he's trying to stay low.
03:36
About two thirds the way across, he's taking a pretty substantial rest.
03:44
235, I'm on scene, I'll be out with 226.
03:51
Comfort me, that's 235 out with 226. Okay. Okay.
03:56
Copy that. And units on scene, do we have any word if you might be armed for the Coast Guard requesting miss?
04:05
20 yards control on the north side.
04:10
2.2150, copy snifig.
04:17
Good moment.
04:21
2.41, can I give the Coast Guard your number for contact on the scene?
04:43
Night getting ready to get out of the water.
04:46
Looks like there's a deputy over on that side.
04:49
He's on the north side.
04:53
I have a check up. Northside at the time you get up.
04:57
Looks like he's getting out of the water.
05:00
There is a trooper, I think it's a trooper,
05:04
looks like he's talking to him. Need to get someone way over there on the north side all the way out where the ocean's at.
05:13
It looks like 241 is challenging one in the search.
05:27
Okay, number here it works well. Copy, thank you.
05:56
5.02, if you have comms for the trooper, can you tell him to wait until he gets some back up there with him?
06:06
Hi, Tamara on, I mean waiting.
06:14
17 is with him.
06:19
This is long for a second.
06:27
We have an additional notes.
06:32
Any additional tones for manpower?
06:38
Please be it too much for a minute 21. I wasn't able to couple your last.
06:49
End in 21 per OSP.
06:53
They want fire to respond.
06:56
It looks like the suspect is in rough water be prepared to launch if necessary.
07:03
Jackson, 51st.
07:10
I got to move in west, northwest.
07:18
And then I'll be able to go to your reaction.
07:26
You're standing right at the north side of the dead, right up against the beach.
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Salishan Dr, Lincoln City, OR
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