Man Holds Onto Log in River Prompting Rescue, Portland OR


A man was seen holding onto a log in the Willamette River between the Ross Island Bridge and the Tilikum Bridge, leading to a water rescue response.
Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
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Transcript:
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Eastbound Cullam Crossing Bridge, mid-span, so it's going to be in the Willamette right at the east bank, closer to the east bank, right under the Silicon Bridge.
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For fireboat 21, engine 23, engine 1, medic 13, 35, and C4.
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We have a port of a mail holding onto a log in the water.
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has clothes on, and he's right in between Ross Island Bridge and the Tilikum Bridge.
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We'll do that again, so report of a mail holding onto a log in the water, East Bank, Willamette River between the Tilikum and the Ross Island Bridge for Fireboat 21, Engine 23, engine 1, C4, Medic 1335, Respondon, 06, it is 1829.
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Any current response to sign?
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Please clear the channel.
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Screen for trauma.
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So that way for clear.
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Location mentioned:
Ross Island Bridge, 3126 US-26, Portland, OR 97239
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