Man reported sitting on railing of local bridge, Rochester NY

Medical Emergency

Reported: 09/06/2025 02:42 PM (PDT)

Frederick Douglass Susan B Anthony Bridge, I-490, Rochester, NY 14604

A man was reported sitting on the railing of the Freddie Sue Bridge over highway 490. Emergency teams, including water rescue, responded to the scene. Officers checked the area, including the skate park below the bridge, but did not find the man.

Audio|Source: Monroe and Ontario Counties Fire - Digital

02:56

Transcript:

00:00

Male sitting on the railing over 490, the Freddie Sue Bridge westbound.

00:04

Responding units include truck 10, engine 1, rescue 11, truck 6, engine 2, water rescue 1, battalion 2, car 99, assignments on Ops 4.

00:12

Responding for the male that's sitting on the ledge on the Freddie Sue Bridge.

00:16

Time is for truck 10, engine 1, rescue 11, truck 6, engine 2, with water rescue 1, battalion 2, car 99, assignments on Ops 4.

00:24

Injur 1 okay and we'll have you on office floor.

00:27

The residential fire alarm activation near Dewey Avenue between Vellis Street and Dorothy Ave engine 10 on Channel 2.

00:33

The residential fire alarm activation near Dewey Avenue between Vellis Street and Dorothy Ave, Engine 10, Channel 2.

00:38

It's a plane to dispatch.

00:39

All right, sir. I'll put 17th on this run, please.

00:41

All right. Thank you, 17.

00:43

Sorry, Inspector, what's there? For the odor of natural gas in the house near West Main Street and Reynolds World, Box 1227.

00:48

Webster, for the odor of natural gas in the home near West Main Street and Reynolds World, Box 127, respond on us.

00:55

Sorry,

00:56

Special, what's there? For the odor of natural gas in the house near West Main Street and Reynolds World, Box 127.

01:01

It's Webster.

01:02

For the odor of natural gas in the home near West Main Street and Reynolds World, Box 127, what's there, respond to us.

01:08

1.5 with the car, Inspector.

01:10

You can show us en route and we'll acknowledge for the base.

01:12

Special battalion, too.

01:14

It looks like male wearing a helmet, black jacket, white pants.

01:18

They're saying he was sitting on the edge of the bridge with his feet dangling.

01:22

Attention 17 is going to check out the skate park below the bridge.

01:26

All right, 17's checking the skate park.

01:27

All right, 105, you're en route and acknowledging for the face.

01:30

Just be advised, I think there's a spin location.

01:32

For a male, it's a location in Down syndrome.

01:34

Still believe that up by the 5 percent.

01:35

Take knowledge.

01:36

4 to 6 are, Matt. Car 99 dispatch.

01:37

I've been westbound.

01:38

Nothing's showing.

01:39

I'm going to loop back around.

01:40

All right, car 99, nothing's showing westbound, going to loop back around.

01:43

But that ain't due to car 99.

01:45

I'm on South Avenue.

01:46

I'm going to head down to skate park also.

01:47

I acknowledged.

01:48

I didn't see anything eastbound either.

01:49

I acknowledge.

01:50

Truck 10's on the phrase, over the top of the skate park, we had nothing to show on either.

01:54

All right, truck 10, nothing shown over the top of the skate park.

01:56

Trying 2 with 17 at the skate park.

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