Person possibly struck by train near Mill Race area, Eugene OR


Emergency responders searched near Mill Race after a person was possibly struck by a train. The train was traveling about 40 miles per hour and was about a mile and a half long. The possible strike location was near Mill Race, but no victim has been found after searching on foot and with a drone.
Audio|Source: Lane County Fire and EMS, Oregon State Police / ODOT
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Transcript:
00:00
Italian one, we have no additional information about where exactly the patient might be or if there is one.
00:08
Fair one.
00:11
The Italian one, truck one.
00:15
Go ahead, truck one.
00:18
I've been contact with someone from Union Pacific.
00:22
They state the train is about a mile and a half long.
00:25
They were traveling approximately 40 miles an hour, sounds like an unhoused, was hitting the side of the train as they went by, lost it in the mirror, and they believe it to be at the intersection near Mill Race.
00:37
We are making our way back on foot from the steam plant intersection to near Mill Race.
00:43
I'm accessing from the flood bridge.
00:46
I'm on foot on the tracks looking at both sides.
00:54
Dexter, between 21, fire alarm, (number withheld) rattlesnake road, crosses Loss Creek Road, Dexter map, page 37 on 8,31915.
01:08
Good trip on.
01:11
Union Pacific P-RP states he believes the strike would be on the south side of the tracks if there is someone.
01:20
Copy that.
01:26
Brick-upitain 1, I'll be establishing No Race Command.
01:32
Battalion 1, No Horse Command.
01:40
For the RP, this is the false alarm, fire east in (number withheld).
01:45
For the RP, this is the false alarm.
02:03
Complaint eastbound from Maples 24 and 58, a gray-blue cab semi-point a 53-foot box trailer.
02:13
Don't get a VRP and flash their bright.
02:20
Hey, Pokerich.
02:22
I think you've reached the limit of where they would be.
02:24
You can make it back to your rig.
02:25
I've walked it to your rig.
02:27
I'm headed back.
02:28
It's going to continue up that you've got tracked.
02:33
13 coffees will turn around, head west.
02:37
There's coffee would likely south side.
02:42
Affirmative.
02:48
All right.
02:55
Pettix 76, click.
03:02
Confirming, CDU is not saying anything with the drone.
03:05
DG has not seen anything with a drone.
03:07
Drone is currently returning to base.
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Location mentioned:
Near E 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
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