Search for missing person near Park Avenue and tracks, Mason City IA


Police and aircraft are coordinating a search for a missing person near Park Avenue and the railroad tracks in Mason City. Officers are trying to access a grassy field area with a heat signature and are requesting a utility vehicle for better access.
Audio|Source: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire
06:34
Transcript:
00:00
356 aircraft 13 go ahead I've got a spot that I'm hoping to get checked are you guys on attack 10 already with the main city PD we are not
00:19
10-4[1]. The spot I'm looking at it's pretty close to where their unit was sitting there on Park Avenue in the railroad tracks.
00:26
Probably, I don't know, half mile east of them or so.
00:30
Tip 4, I'm at the post, I'll see what you can figure out ahead that way.
00:33
356. I'm 3.508.
00:34
I'm in the middle of Mason City.
00:35
If you're still leading, I can check on that.
00:37
I was just finishing up, but if you're available, you can go ahead, I'll come that way in just a second.
00:41
Yeah, Tom.
00:42
Secret Falls Aircraft 13.
00:43
Go ahead.
00:44
Would you guys be able to contact base city PD and see if we can get a tag channel? There's a unit already sitting out here.
00:50
We just try to talk with him.
00:51
Good Lord, stay in my...
00:53
Saraborto from City, R2 Colterman.
00:55
Saraburto.
00:56
Go over, Saragoreo.
00:57
Can we set up a tap channel for the aircraft and your officers for that missing person?
01:01
I think they were wanting to use R2-Tac-23 attacks, okay.
01:05
Two-four.
01:06
ISP Aircraft 13 from CIRF?
01:08
Good.
01:09
We're using R2 TAC-23[2].
01:11
All right. R2-2-2-2-26.
01:15
Do Tad-23.
01:22
10 more.
01:23
Mason City PD unit from the ISP aircraft R2 Tech 23.
01:28
Go ahead.
01:29
Try to get a spot looked at probably about a half mile east of the unit that's sitting there at Lark, the railroad tracks.
01:39
I'll be on foot then.
01:41
Is that you there at the farm drive there just north of the railroad tracks?
01:48
Ten for it is.
01:49
Is there room to maneuver your car on the north side of the tracks, like follow the tracks down about half mile or so to the east?
01:56
Uh, probably not.
01:59
My vehicle, maybe an ATV or UTV.
02:01
All right, 10-4[1].
02:03
There's a small opening.
02:06
It's on the south side of the field,
02:07
but north of the railroad track still.
02:09
There's quite a bit of grass.
02:10
It's flattened out in the hot signature coming from the middle of it.
02:13
I just can't quite make out what it is.
02:14
Like I said, it's probably a quarter mile or so to the east of you.
02:19
I don't know if you'd be able to maneuver down the railroad tracks.
02:22
I get you pretty close.
02:23
I'm standing by.
02:24
Let's see if Sheriff's Office can lend me their Ranger[3].
02:28
Dispatch 7,212.
02:29
Seventy-2. Do you think Sheriff's Office would bring me that ranger or have a deputy to bring me a Ranger[3] down here? Use?
02:40
I'll be around with it.
02:42
Uh, no, standby. We'll check. That's 1711.
02:44
1711. I'm going to know from Hale and back to the office if you can need assistance with that.
02:50
I'm going to check with seven.
02:52
He's still here at the office.
02:53
No. No. Go ahead.
02:54
Would you be able to assist CD either wanting to use the ranger to go down the tracks there to check for a missing person?
03:02
10-4[1].
03:03
Go ahead.
03:04
17-07 is going to assist you.
03:06
10-4[1]. 10-4.
03:07
special you are you on call 177 from call from 72 on call
03:25
good I'm just to the south of you at the tracks crossing mark
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement
[2]
R2 TAC-23: Tactical Channel 23
[3]
Ranger: All-terrain utility vehicle
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Location mentioned:
Mason City, IA 50401
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