Naked man wades in Westfield River near Route 5, Agawam MA


A naked man wearing only a hat was seen wading through the Westfield River near Route 5 and Bondi's Island, moving between Agawam and West Springfield. His presence caused public concern and prompted a police response as he crossed the river and entered wooded areas before returning toward a cornfield.
Audio|Source: Massachusetts State Police Dispatch - Troop B
05:27
Transcript:
00:00
Excuse me to 2221?
00:01
Go ahead.
00:05
Do we have any direction of travel or eyes on that party stuff?
00:14
Negative,
00:15
last known travel. He crossed the river from south to north, it's shallow, and he's in the woods, believed to be in the woods to the left or the west of Roof Island.
00:24
Okay,
00:27
received.
00:29
I'm not sure what Agawam has.
00:31
Just looking at AVL, though,
00:34
do we have a unit headed towards Agawam Ave, that side of things?
00:41
We'll try to get somewhere up there on the north end of the perimeter.
00:51
Four, two, eight, three.
00:54
Three.
01:00
Can you call west side and make sure they didn't get me calls on the party process side?
01:06
Received.
01:12
KB3, we believe he's in the wooded area to the west of Bondi's Island by Room 5. Do you stick going out the islands?
01:27
Bondies Island.
01:32
Please Steve, reaching out the west side now.
01:48
P3, can you run this plate,
01:50
Matt's 1 NDK19, 1 NDK19, he stopped by Southbound on his phone, looking in the woods.
02:04
So you do those cruisers 4-2-8, west side is going to have cruisers en route.
02:10
He's on the west side where you were stated naked and wearing a hat.
02:15
So he was on Route 5 or they have eyes on him on this side?
02:20
He was on Route 5.
02:24
B3 just to clarify.
02:26
Westfield took a report that he was naked on Route 5 recently.
02:35
Hey, Frum, they took a call on it.
02:41
Yeah, maybe the gentleman stopped out. He's on the phone, looks kind of frantic.
02:45
I thought he might be trying to pick him up.
02:47
No sign of him yet.
02:52
So,
02:54
just for anyone incoming, we're in Agawam still, but at the border, West Springfield, Route 5, at the Agawam, West Springfield Line,
03:02
that general area.
03:06
Westside advised that they took calls on it, they're sending cruisers,
03:10
he is not in custody.
03:12
He's back in the water.
03:18
We're in the water.
03:21
Thank you very much. No, no, no.
03:28
So guys, not sure.
03:37
2221B3.
03:44
So I may have eyes on him. There's someone walking in the water in the Westfield River
03:50
for the west of the Rue 5 Bridge. It's halfway out in the middle of the river a couple hundred yards west of where I am.
03:57
Actually all of our...
04:04
Unless it's someone else, it appears to be someone with no shirt on walking in water up to their thighs.
04:11
He's walking back toward the cornfield area where everyone, where they started.
04:17
Let's side stated that he was naked with that hat on.
04:22
Could be one in the same.
04:23
Thank you.
04:27
Farm, looks like him. Let Agawam and West, we're in Agawam,
04:31
just let Agawam in West Springfield know he's wading through the river back toward the cornfield.
04:42
Received B3 if there's any incoming patrols to assist.
04:46
Agawam's looking for someone Route 5 South by Bondi's Island if there's a patrol incoming that can assist.
04:56
2147s in a row.
05:03
Just that, sir.
05:06
Recy.
05:11
3-3, just about out of the water on the south side of the Westfield River,
05:18
to the north of where Trooper Mattress's cruiser had been parked a little while ago,
05:22
and to the,
05:24
he's heading toward the cornfield area.
05:26
Thank you.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
M St, Agawam, MA 01001
Correct
Incorrect