Search for man possibly in river near steel bridge, Portland OR
Missing PersonEmergency crews responded to a report of a man who may have jumped into the Willamette River near Steel Bridge in Portland. The man was intoxicated and sent texts expressing suicidal intent. His phone location was traced to the river between Steel and Broadway bridges. Fire and rescue boats conducted a search but found no one.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
06:51
Transcript:
00:00
Yes, Paz, can you please show Rescue Boat 21 responding and please, sorry about 21?
00:06
1st021 copy responding and this will be just a repeat of the jumper incident westbound silver to the midspan. The caller is the subject's brother who was texting seven minutes ago that he was drunk and wanted to jump. She has mapped the subject's phone which is now currently showing in the water between the Steel and Broadway bridges. Police are en route. This is for squad one.
00:31
5-021,
00:33
C1,
00:34
Medicare, 1316, we're not 6A, 18, no, 4.
00:41
Squad one, copy updates.
00:48
Yeah, C1, copy updates as well, thank you.
00:59
We don't have any clothing description for the subject, but he is a 30-year-old white male with brown hair on top, short on the sides, and an orange beard.
01:11
Bravo Fall, I have Tricominole apartments, near Northeast Sandy Boulevard in the lobby on Ops 1 at 1804.
01:22
Good ones arrived in the area.
01:24
We're headed eastbound on the steel.
01:26
We saw no one on the upper deck.
01:27
We'll circle back and take another look.
01:30
We didn't see anyone in the water from here.
01:33
Squadwin has command.
01:38
As southeast 1 6th Avenue in Division Street on Alps 1, 1605.
01:45
Scotland committee 205.
01:49
Clarification on the GPS location the caller got from the subject's phone.
01:53
Before it timed out shows that it was halfway between the Steel Bridge and the Broadway Bridge at that time.
02:01
For the 15 minutes prior it had been mapping on the north side of the bridge itself.
02:09
Squadwick got to that.
02:10
We'll get a better look here as we head eastbound on the Steel.
02:19
And C1 copy updates, and if the caller isn't able to contact him, can we at least get that phone number and try to contact him, the one that's possibly in the river?
02:39
Uh,
02:40
Yeah, I'm gonna make sure PD's got that.
02:46
Squad one is on the eastbound upper deck of the steel.
02:52
We're getting a good look at the river, we're not seeing anyone yet.
03:07
C1 Cockdown.
03:08
We'll let Rescue Boat 21 get there, do their due diligence.
03:11
And Rescue Boat 21,
03:13
let us know if you want us to start Fire Boat 6 as well so we can get a second boat, Stan, and if you think we need a couple more eyes on it.
03:26
We're asking about 21 copy that.
03:29
We're beginning to search here.
03:32
Yeah.
03:37
C1 from dispatch.
03:39
C1 go.
03:41
I've got the subject phone.
03:42
Did you want it?
03:48
Yeah, you can go ahead.
03:50
Can you ship that to my MDT? I'll try calling it a couple times as well.
03:54
On that's way.
03:59
I see one's arrived as well. We'll go ahead and assume command. Squad one, have we got to take a look at the walking section below as well? I mean do we know if this person has been cleared from all locations or have you just been able to see on this top side?
04:24
Yeah, we just took a quick look on the esplanade below on the way up here.
04:29
We didn't see anything and then cleared the eastbound and now cleared the westbound and we're just not finding anything.
04:41
Todd of that.
04:42
I think I'm going to go ahead and clear you guys since you guys have done your due diligence.
04:48
Landside and then we'll leave the boat working and dispatch.
04:54
Stand by on the side real quick and we'll consult with the boat.
04:57
If we want to start a second boat to help the search and then I'll start calling once I get a parked location here in a minute.
05:09
Squad-1, copy that.
05:10
It's clear.
05:12
Discross copies.
05:18
Yeah, Command from Rescue Boat 21, we don't believe that a second boat will be of much benefit at this point.
05:25
We're going to do some sweeps between the two bridges right now, checking both sides along the shorelines and center channels.
05:35
Command, copy that.
05:38
I'm going to get in a safe location here and make a couple phone call attempts and I'll leave you guys as search.
06:00
Over by the East Bank entrance.
06:02
Would you like us to go down and just take a quick look?
06:07
Yeah, can you please do that? And then if you guys don't find anything, just report back to me.
06:12
We'll probably cut you guys loose here shortly as well.
06:17
Sorry that.
06:22
To respond to our location, please.
06:25
Copy that.
06:31
1341 on scene.
06:33
At 1341 is 1812.
06:39
Dispatch command, I've attempted that phone number a couple of times with no joy.
06:44
Have you turned over the original caller's number to police to report the missing person?
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Location mentioned:
Steel Bridge, N Steel Bridge, Portland, OR 97232
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