Man in river carried away by current at boat launch

Heard on: South East Iowa, West Central Illinois Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Engine rescue over to the boat launch over on Water and Vernon.

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Have a male subject that jumped in the river.

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He's gone out too far and the current's starting to take him.

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He's still above water at this time.

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Good, copy.

00:31

Wapello Rescue, you're needed near Vernon Street and South Water Street at the boat launch.

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It's going to be for a male subject that's in the river.

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He's got out too far, the current's starting to take him.

00:42

He is still above water at this time.

00:44

And needed near Vernon and Water at the boat launch.

00:47

I say 1624.

00:50

Henry County, out of 92's in route for dispatch.

00:57

10-4, 92, 1624.

01:01

Two twenty-seven.

01:04

Go ahead. If you go to Buffalo Wild Wings for some found property in 124.

01:12

15 just for 43, they did advise the dog's out in the water as well.

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Both are still up above water this time.

7/26/2026 02:21 PM

Medical Emergency

Vernon St & S Water St, Wapello, IA 52653

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible water rescue near the boat launch by Vernon Street and South Water Street in Wapello. Radio reports indicated a man and a dog were in the river, had gone out too far, and the current was starting to carry them, though both were still above water.