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Search launched for missing person at Stairway to Heaven parkVernon Township NJ

audio iconMissing Person
Stairway To Heaven, 443 Vernon Warwick Rd, Vernon Township, NJ 07462

A search operation is underway for a missing person reported at the Stairway to Heaven area in Vernon Township State Park. The State Park Police are en route with a canine unit and have requested assistance from fire, EMS, and search and rescue teams. The missing individual does not have a cell phone, and a friend is waiting in the parking lot to provide information. Search and rescue teams have been notified.

Audio|Source: Sussex County Public Safety
03:55
Transcript:
00:00
Assemble and respond to Stairway to Heaven.
00:04
State Park Police are en route. They are requesting your assistance.
00:12
All for urban and fire companies respond.
00:16
For the far away, I have a missing person somewhere on the mountain.
00:23
State Park Police are responding.
00:25
We also have K-9 en route with a 30-minute ETA. They are requesting fire, EMS, and search and rescue.
00:47
Eighty-one EMS, I need a backup crew, contact headquarters when you're assembled.
00:51
81 EMS, I need a backup crew, contact headquarters when you're assembled, (number withheld). OJUMS, I need a backup crew, contact headquarters when you're assembled, (number withheld).
01:05
Turn in from (number withheld).
01:09
Crazy.
01:13
Coming to the comments.
01:18
Three and two.
01:26
Taylor Ave with Pennsylvania,
01:30
Zulu,
01:31
Victor, Juliet,
01:33
(number withheld).
01:35
It's going to be an orange, Ford Maverick,
01:38
looks like one. Scott.
01:41
Great.
01:44
fire, but it's on fire.
01:51
Great, she's supposed to be, sorry to coming out there.
01:56
Is the trees laying on the live power line?
02:03
See, tree on live power line?
02:06
Raise you, too.
02:17
POMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO S.
02:28
81 AMS, I have an EMT that called in for that backup call, I need a driver, respond to station 2.
02:34
Repeating 81 EMS, I have an EMT that signed in, I need a driver for this backup call.
02:40
Respond to station 2, (number withheld).
02:47
Can you just notify JCP now? They're going to have to cut the powers if the tree's not on fire anymore.
02:55
A for a moment ago.
03:02
Hi, so you're departing from the unresponsive now to a missing person on the woods.
03:08
Assembling.
03:11
Appreciate.
03:18
400 to Cheeto.
03:21
Go to Cheeto.
03:24
All right, just to reiterate, the State Park Police are en route they are bringing their canine.
03:29
They're still over 30 minutes away.
03:33
I put all the information they gave me into the cat text, description of the individual, his name.
03:38
This individual does not have a cell phone on him.
03:40
Supposedly his friend is standing by in the parking lot to speak with you guys.
03:46
I receive.
03:49
Also, search and rescue was notified.
03:53
Lucy, thank you.

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Stairway To Heaven, 443 Vernon Warwick Rd, Vernon Township, NJ 07462

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