Emergency crews search river near Discovery Bridge for jumper, Bridgeton MO
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders including police, fire, and EMS are conducting a search and rescue operation on the river near the Discovery Bridge following a possible suicide attempt. A person may have jumped or threatened to jump into the river. The call came from the individual's mother who located him near the bridge. The individual has a history of suicide attempts by jumping from moving vehicles. Boats are deployed to search the river.
Audio|Source: St. Louis County Fire and EMS - North
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Transcript:
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24-bow-1 at the ramp preparing to launch.
00:04
24-bo-1 at the ramp preparing to launch.
00:12
To rescue division, stand by the line, see if we can get a little better information from PD prior to launch.
00:22
9406 on scene at the Olive Street ramp.
00:25
I'm clear 50-02, 94 boat 1 will stage at the bottom of the ramp.
00:35
4806 to 4802.
00:42
Go ahead, 9406.
00:45
You're 4839 in route.
00:48
They are. They should be approaching you shortly.
00:53
It's clear.
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502 to 40802.
01:04
40802. 4802.
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4802.
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4802. Let you relocate to the west side lane at Join the command post.
01:17
All right, stand by now.
01:19
I'm gathering in to tell from PD.
01:26
4839 on St.
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All Street, Boat Ramp.
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29 on St. Nassau Street Boat Ramp.
01:33
Mr.
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County, 4517.
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4517.
01:42
Can you change our destination to St.
01:44
Mary, please?
01:46
St. Mary.
01:51
50-0-2 to 94-06.
01:55
Go ahead, 50-02.
01:59
We advise at this time, police are unclear if we actually have a jumper.
02:05
We're going to go ahead and watch our boat, put it in the water, we're going to search.
02:13
9406 is clear, 94 Boat 1 is in the water, so we underway momentarily.
02:19
4839 will be preparing for launch.
02:23
9406 to 5002, are there any other water resources assigned to this from St.
02:30
Louis County?
02:36
502 to 9406 stand by 1.
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26, 27, 20 minutes status check.
02:46
995-954 respondent to all.
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95544 respond to all of the ground.
02:57
26, 27, 20 minutes status check.
02:59
26, 27, 20 minutes, status check.
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26, 27, secure.
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Thank you. 94 Boat 1's on the water.
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94 Boat 1 in the water.
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50-0-904-0-3.
03:26
Oh, it's 50-0-2.
03:36
Be advised, I got 4839 and vote war assigned to this call will be part of their refugee division.
03:47
Good U.S.U, I'm clear.
03:49
We've got 95-Bok-5 for the third water resource added from St.
03:52
Charles County.
03:53
They're already en route.
03:59
Let me ask for a copy to 9505 around.
04:07
Touch County Robson Command.
04:12
Go ahead, Coach of County.
04:15
We called County Police back.
04:17
Further information on how this call originated was called in by the patient's mother.
04:22
She somehow tracked his location to the Discovery Bridge.
04:27
He does have previous attempts of jumping out of moving vehicles.
04:31
She didn't have a clothing description of him though.
04:38
Command is clear Central County.
04:44
Excuse from 4839, we're on the water with three.
04:51
Roberts in command to Central County.
04:55
Okay.
04:59
We have vote 1 and 4839 currently in the water.
05:06
Clear 94-boat, 1 and 439 both in the water.
05:14
G02 to 57 to reposition your vehicle to the Isle Street bow dock for patient retrieval, there's 1.
05:27
802, the command.
05:32
Go ahead of 4802.
05:35
Still over here in the westbound lanes with Bridgeton.
05:37
They're trying to re-contact to mom and get further information.
05:40
I'm going to stay over here unless you need me over there and see what they come up with.
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As far, we have 40 out two.
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You just need to my patient.
05:54
94-vote 1 to rescue?
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94-boat 1.
06:03
We're just slowly working down river left if you want to send the other boat River right.
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Location mentioned:
Discovery Bridge, Bridgeton, MO 63044
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