Water rescue crew searches for submerged person, Evanston IL


Emergency crews are searching the water for a person who went under and has not resurfaced at Lighthouse Beach. The conditions are rough, making the rescue difficult.
Audio|Source: Evanston Fire
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Transcript:
So water rescue response, lighthouse beach, engine 23, truck 23, battalion 21, squad 21, ambulance 21, ambulance 21. The report of a male that's gone under with a witness saying that he's not returned to the surface. So water rescue respond for engine 23, truck 23, battalion 21, squad 21, ambulance 23, ambulance 21, lighthouse beach. has a report of a male that went under the water, has not returned to the surface by witness, and is possibly pulled pretty far out, about 20-51. Free traffic for ambulance, 23. I'm looking for 21, ambulance 21. You're not watching. All right. Battalion 21 to all companies. Squad 21 is the only boat going out in the water. Squad 21, the Marines went out. All companies respond to Lighthouse Beach. With their water rescue personnel. Water rescue personnel are ready to go on the water for a beach search? Cheyting 21 from dispatch. Go ahead, dispatch. Your caller is a friend of the victim he's going to meet on the beach to direct where he went in. Sounds like he was possibly taken out by a current. 100th in route, Battalion 21, I'll go to Church Street Beach. Organize that. We'll be trying to make entry. All right, 2100th and route to Church Street Beach. Other company coming in? At this point, it's pretty rough out there, Chief. Okay, we're doing only Marine 21 in shore searches off the beach. Okay, I'll respond to the lighthouse. Milwaukee light down there please bring your light up as possible Milwaukee light truck 23 receives we're gonna put the stick up we'll get the Milwaukee light and I'm gonna have the drone up in about one minute infrared on that drone all companies bring your life jacket 25 is going to pick up the dive break. Copy that. All incoming units, our patient is along the break wall by Lighthouse Beach. Is he visible, Buck? Is he above the groundwater, visible? No, this is the last no insight. We got four people pointing where he's at. Conditions are very rough. I do that. We're only doing shore beach searches or anything. We're not getting dragged out off the break wall, guys. Ropes on our searchers. Ropes on our searchers.
So water rescue response, lighthouse beach, engine 23, truck 23, battalion 21, squad 21, ambulance 21, ambulance 21. The report of a male that's gone under with a witness saying that he's not returned to the surface. So water rescue respond for engine 23, truck 23, battalion 21, squad 21, ambulance 23, ambulance 21, lighthouse beach. has a report of a male that went under the water, has not returned to the surface by witness, and is possibly pulled pretty far out, about 20-51. Free traffic for ambulance, 23. I'm looking for 21, ambulance 21. You're not watching. All right. Battalion 21 to all companies. Squad 21 is the only boat going out in the water. Squad 21, the Marines went out. All companies respond to Lighthouse Beach. With their water rescue personnel. Water rescue personnel are ready to go on the water for a beach search? Cheyting 21 from dispatch. Go ahead, dispatch. Your caller is a friend of the victim he's going to meet on the beach to direct where he went in. Sounds like he was possibly taken out by a current. 100th in route, Battalion 21, I'll go to Church Street Beach. Organize that. We'll be trying to make entry. All right, 2100th and route to Church Street Beach. Other company coming in? At this point, it's pretty rough out there, Chief. Okay, we're doing only Marine 21 in shore searches off the beach. Okay, I'll respond to the lighthouse. Milwaukee light down there please bring your light up as possible Milwaukee light truck 23 receives we're gonna put the stick up we'll get the Milwaukee light and I'm gonna have the drone up in about one minute infrared on that drone all companies bring your life jacket 25 is going to pick up the dive break. Copy that. All incoming units, our patient is along the break wall by Lighthouse Beach. Is he visible, Buck? Is he above the groundwater, visible? No, this is the last no insight. We got four people pointing where he's at. Conditions are very rough. I do that. We're only doing shore beach searches or anything. We're not getting dragged out off the break wall, guys. Ropes on our searchers. Ropes on our searchers.
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Location mentioned:
Near Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60201
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