Boat in distress rescue underway near mile marker 2 canal, Westwego LA
Rescue/Water RescueFire and rescue units are responding to a boat in distress near mile marker 2 in Westwego Canal, Lake Salvador. Multiple agencies are coordinating the water rescue operation. There are no signs of fire, smoke, injuries, or criminal activity reported. The Coast Guard has been notified, and boats are being launched from the Westwego boat launch to assist with the rescue.
Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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7777 Westlake zone 7901 for a boat rescue bronze by 1811
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7901 so 9901 said the roll avenue avenue and Wesley was actually hooking up at the moment so
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copy 750 unroll
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copy 900 is in ral
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Follow me, 7 there. You can clear reduce a unit for a call.
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Copy, 900 around.
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Copy.
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Engine 37 cover engine 31.
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Engine 37 cover engine 31.
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Follow, 750.
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(number withheld) Herwood Bluff Road, ladder 14.
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1010.
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All units responded, there's nobody at the two-of-old company that can help us right now.
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We're going to have to go to the Westwego boat launch and put our boat in the water.
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EMS1.
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You can put myself with boat 759 to the state park. What was the boat number?
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Station 91 copies.
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We got 929 ready to go, just waiting on somebody.
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Boat 759.
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Okay.
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966 to 900. Would you like me to go with the fire department?
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Start that way, yes.
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9-7, the front pocket is open, correct?
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I'm following up to the...
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I'm following up to the gate now.
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966, 966,
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930. 936, go ahead.
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Yeah, they're still open.
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930, they're on Takwiner.
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Hi, Cobb.
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966-930.
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Go ahead for 966.
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At which location?
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I'm at Central West Bank Expressway. I have my personal boat hooked up because I was heading to the camp, but I'm heading to station 91 now.
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Copy. I'll meet you to have a boat with you.
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Copy that. Copy that.
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All-1-750, can you see if you get some better information on some coordinates,
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exactly where they're at, Lake Salvador.
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I have 9-1 to 9-3, I have 929 outback running ready to go.
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Saybides is going to be by mile marker number two in Westwego Canal.
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They couldn't get cross streets.
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Copy, follow on, put 930 on location 91. Communication into 31, you have an open mic.
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Call on, the daychair, anywhere, adding Lake Salvador.
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Communication, engine 31, you have an open mic.
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It's going to be mile marker number two, and West Eagle Canal, they cannot get cross streets.
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Okay, mile marker number two.
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You got to use it up.
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On occasion, it's 131 yet for holding night.
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Affirmative.
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750 from Frontline.
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Go ahead.
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Coast Guard has been notified.
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All right, copy.
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Well, see if we've been dispatched to it all, so can we get these channels on all together?
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Copy.
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Line of Communications.
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Thank you, General.
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Firewall, I see Nine Mile Point Fire Department going into the State Park, which is next to us.
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Do you want to move this to one common fire ground? You want us to go to Channel 7 or you want them to come to Channel 9?
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There's no sign of smoke or fire. We were able to access the backyard. Um,
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no sign of smoke or fire, investigation only,
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nines in service.
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I'm going to patch all together.
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Take on my investigation and service, 1814.
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Okay, thanks ma'am. Let me know when the patch is through so I can talk to that commander.
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Just through so I can talk to that commander.
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You should be passed up now.
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Not under to the 7th District Commander at the State Park.
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So not so good.
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797. Are you going to launch a boat? We're launching the West Riga boat in a few minutes.
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We have an avenue boat coming at our boat.
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We're pulling over the boat launch at the time.
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Okay, we are at the Westwego boat launch on the other side of the locks.
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We're going to launch our boat soon as it gets here and start that way. They said it's at mile marker number two in the Westwego Canal.
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That's what they're advising.
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Okay.
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Do you want to take command or do you want me to take it from here?
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I'm going to take command over here.
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You want to take command of the operations over there.
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297 and file on 797 will be at 797 will be taken command command will be at 797
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Today is Saturday, November 1st, 2025 at 1816 operators 105, 115, 116, 16, shift to the lives on duty, just a file on testing, 3rd district and herring and pages, file, I'm clear.
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Kappa letter 797 has to command.
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Number 9802.
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Kevin 798 on theme.
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Number 98, go ahead and pull in front of night.
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966, 900. Give me a call.
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Hi.
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Follow Herbert to me.
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Go ahead.
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I'm at the 750s.
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I've been pulling in right now.
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All right, just call the way to the end launch, and launch right there.
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It's clear.
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920 to 9-100 dispatch.
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Follow on 750, boop, 759, don't see you.
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Copy.
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Station 91,
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they're on check one.
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920 to 900 on dispatch.
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920 from Philem, he's going to be on Tack 1.
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Command 900.
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Affirmative, thank you.
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500.
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Okay, let me know when your boat gets there and launches, I like to put both of these folks to guard them together.
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Copy. I got a civilian boat at my launch.
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He's going to take one fireman with him with a radio and start that way also.
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He's going to fast the boat than us.
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966 to 900.
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Engine 26. Medical.
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(number withheld) South Claiborne Avenue.
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(number withheld) West and (number withheld) Gravia Street.
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Zone 2023.
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Engine 26.
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Medical.
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(number withheld) South Claiborne Avenue.
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(number withheld) West and (number withheld) Gravee Street.
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Chief, can you see a command can get us a phone number or dispatch get us a phone number that calls them? So we try to meet in contact with the captain.
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Twenty-second point.
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How long do you copy that? Copy.
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Copy. We do not have a good number. We tried, and it is a bad number.
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Copy. Can you also give me a Wednesday direction?
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Copy.
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920 to 900.
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Go ahead. Do you have someone in route to get the boat?
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Yes.
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Come to the scene.
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By the long, engine 118 is available in the area? 7118.
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Appirmative.
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Are we behind the end by your signet?
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We are at the Westwego launch and the end of the signet by the shrimp plant.
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Affirmative, 920 en route.
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Prop.
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Nine a row.
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Cropping 920 and both 929 in route.
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