Possible jumper prompts bridge closure in Oshkosh, Oshkosh WI
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews in Oshkosh responded to a possible jumper from a bridge on Congress Ave. Multiple callers reported a person may have entered the water from the south side. The bridge was closed while rescue teams searched the river. Units coordinated traffic control and aerial surveillance. The initial observation indicated possible movement in the water, but confirmation was pending during the transmission.
Audio|Heard on: Winnebago WI Law Dispatch Group Calls
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03:6
Transcript:
00:00
Does she have any bridge? There is a male that looked like he may have jumped.
00:04
We have another caller saying the male did jump off the south side of the bridge.
00:10
Ten four, get OFD rolling.
00:15
Ten four, we already have them en route.
00:18
Five hundred and two can put me on that.
00:21
Ten four.
00:23
Five hundred and twenty-one team traffic coming from Mercy.
00:29
Five nineteen, same traffic.
00:31
Ten four.
00:34
Was north or southbound?
00:39
They just said the south side of the bridge.
00:43
Five fifteen, can you stack my accident and place on that?
00:48
Ten four.
00:51
Five hundred and seven, I'll take the welfare check at the bridge.
00:55
Ten four.
00:59
Four hundred and eighty-two, do you know if the caller is still seeing?
01:04
Negative, we're not on the line with anyone.
01:08
Four hundred and fifty-four, add me to the last one.
01:12
Copy.
01:14
Start shutting the bridge down when we get there.
01:19
Five fourteen, we're on scene south side of the bridge.
01:23
Copy, we have a caller on the line stating they possibly see them now in the water.
01:29
Bridge is shut down at Congress.
01:37
Is anyone on the west side?
01:40
Got the east side blocked off.
01:45
It's the west side blocked off.
01:49
Four hundred and seventy-two shift man, any of you have access to bridge cameras here?
01:54
Stand by.
01:55
Two hundred and thirty.
01:56
I am looking right now.
01:57
I have not found it yet, but I am still looking.
02:02
All right, I am looking on the south side.
02:09
I don't see anyone, but there are smoke currents facing the river near the sidewalk.
02:16
Do you know if whoever is walking toward the river talks to that person?
02:21
Units on the welfare.
02:22
There was an additional report at Ritschl Park.
02:25
They said they saw a male bobbing in the water but no longer saw him.
02:30
36, I'm on scene.
02:31
One of the officers starts turning cars around.
02:36
(name withheld), is that you on the bridge?
02:39
Yeah.
02:41
The person talking to you said he was where you are when he jumped in.
02:46
(name withheld), look straight ahead of you and toward the south.
02:49
Is that black thing coming into the water? What is that?
02:55
I don't see anything.
02:56
I see a dock, and we just said he was wearing a black winter hat.
03:05
Okay, while I'm looking at it, it's definitely a dock.
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Location mentioned:
Congress Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54901
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