Abandoned canoe found on river; search ended, Saugus MA


Fire department coordinated with Coast Guard after a canoe was found abandoned in the river near Saugus. The canoe was left unattended for several days, so the search was ended with no emergency found.
Audio|Source: Boston Fire Channel 3
01:17
Transcript:
00:00
Saugus Fires, Saugus Fire, Lynn, calling over Metro.
00:02
Saugus Pry is answering, Lynn.
00:03
Saugus, I am communicating with Coast Guard sector Boston.
00:07
Are you going to be putting your boat in upriver by the town landing?
00:10
Affirmative, they're going to launch the boat in a few minutes on the Vitali landing side.
00:16
I'll receive. Can you have your C3 come up on our channel 2 and talk with our incident commander?
00:22
Yes, I am now.
00:23
Received, who is the C3 today?
00:25
(name withheld) and (name withheld).
00:27
Captain (name withheld), receive.
00:28
August fires, August fire, Lynn Collin of a Metro.
00:31
I was answering one.
00:33
So I guess my incident commander is reporting, they have a report canoe's been abandoned for a few days, and we're terminating the search.
00:41
You can go in service at your discretion.
Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Saugus, MA 01906
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect