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Heard on: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire · 1/18/2026 09:03 AM
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Battalion One, Rescue Thirty-One, Engine Seven, respond for an automatic crash notification.
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Piper Road and Chaney Road.
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Units respond to possible boat distress near Bay Heights

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were dispatched to an automatic crash alert at Piper Road and Chaney Road, but no accident was found. Later, marine units responded to a possible boat distress situation off the shore near West Bay Heights Avenue. A sailboat with two people on board appeared to be drifting toward mangroves and may have been at risk of collision with a nearby pier. The outcome of the marine call was not confirmed from the radio communications.

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Piper Rd & Cheney Rd, Florida 33982
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