Adult male reported in river near Burbank bridge, Burbank CA
Missing PersonEmergency crews responded to a report of an adult male in the Los Angeles River near the Burbank Bridge. Air operations were stopped due to unsafe weather, and rescue teams prepared boats for a possible water recovery. Traffic near the area was closed for safety.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
05:43
Transcript:
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Burbank Division and Rescue Group was having challenges getting the PR back on the line.
00:08
The only information to have at the point is adult male in the water.
00:14
No other descriptors.
00:19
(number withheld).
00:26
All companies on the Burbank division, the information for Metro is we have potentially an adult male that was in the water.
00:34
We have no information of what the member was wearing.
00:38
Just be aware, adult male.
00:44
Send me the end of infant plan B.C.
00:48
Let's first 78 it's going to be a dispatch if you can get to cold water overpass and then get all of I-C on tech 17 when you get there.
01:06
(number withheld) diabetic emergency (number withheld) mention unconscious intersection so bad that Huntington drive.
01:18
Get notified from the Burbank Division.
01:21
I just want to confirm that we notify DOT, LAPD, that we need traffic shut down.
01:28
Burbank Division.
01:30
That is been done.
01:32
Metro is requested DOT for traffic control of Burbank.
01:38
Burbank Division, copy.
01:46
(number withheld) smoke setters.
01:55
Water (number withheld) from SC1.
01:59
Go for (number withheld), 10 minute, ETA.
02:04
When you get to Burbank, I'd like you to start working on the river left side, downriver of the Burbank Bridge.
02:15
Roger.
02:19
Just prep your boat, do not put it in the water, but prep your boat so we could do a recovery if we need to.
02:27
Copy. Copy.
02:35
The West Olympic.
02:42
Yeah, that's for 78, from North FIC.
02:46
We have you guys staged at Coldwater, the Overpass as an observer.
02:49
The rescue site is at Burbank in the LA River.
02:52
Engine 103 did put in a buoy.
02:55
It's red with fireline tape at approximately (number withheld) hours.
03:05
67 rescue 5 cardiac arrest 503 69 south england copy that like for the buoy it's a fireline tape.
03:25
Metro from live (number withheld) again at the PR open the door.
03:33
line for six four rows, standby.
03:50
Thank you. (number withheld), Rockford.
03:55
This is going to be a fault.
03:57
It is a large church.
03:58
We can see visibly inside of the occupancy.
04:04
There's no visible signs of a hazard, but we are unable to make access without doing damage.
04:10
It doesn't look like there's a previous phone number, R and LRM Company contact.
04:15
We'll call it false.
04:24
There's section until pad that's ready to drive.
04:31
(number withheld) bells ringing.
04:38
LAX satellite one.
04:42
Section 13.
04:44
Correction.
04:46
Rescue 15, person down, left (number withheld), south-west Warland.
04:55
(number withheld) engine response intersection local at Burbank.
05:15
Go ahead.
05:18
Yeah,
05:19
we got Swipwater 1, he's directing Swipwater 44 to go river left,
05:24
Swipwater 88 to go river right.
05:26
We have a lot of stuff on the side of the flood channel itself, but if we do find someone,
05:33
they do have enough water and a good area to go ahead and make a save for body recovery if needed.
05:40
No one's getting deployed at this time, but they're just setting up.
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Burbank, CA
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