Water rescue investigation for wind surfer in distress, Evanston IL
Medical EmergencyAuthorities received a report of a wind surfer struggling near the shore of Clark Square Park. A female caller remained on scene to help identify the location. Several rescue units, including fire and marine teams, were dispatched to investigate the situation involving a person appearing to have difficulty staying on their board.
Audio|Source: Evanston Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
It's an Evanston water investigation for truck 22, squad 21, Marine 21, Battalion 21, and Wilmette boat.
00:11
To near Sheridan near Clark Square Park for the female caller who will wait on the scene to point it out says they see a wind surfer up and down off their board pretty far out unable to give a lot of detail didn't see a struggle in the water just that he was going up and down off the board a lot that he should be might need to help the Evanston water investigation truck 22 squad 21 Marine 21 battalion 21 and the boat from Wilmette.
00:42
Near Sheridan at Clark Square Park.
00:45
The caller said straight off of that park there.
00:48
The wind surfer looks like they're struggling to stay up on the board,
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going up and down off of it.
00:54
Subject will wait on the scene to point them out.
00:56
Didn't see them struggling in the water, just going up and down off the board a lot.
01:00
Timeout, 1245.
01:07
Okay, truck 22 from St.
01:11
France.
01:17
Dispatch to Battalion 21.
01:23
Go ahead.
01:25
We haven't called Wilmette yet.
01:27
You want us to hold off? You need us to go ahead and get their boat started.
01:35
You can hold off.
01:38
Okay, we're trying to search the water on the cameras.
01:41
We've seen two or three people out there, one on just a plain board, one with a blue sail.
01:47
Those people don't appear to be struggling, but we have yet to see one with an orange sail.
01:51
I'm not sure if they're at Clark Square if we're going to be able to catch them.
01:58
Okay,
02:00
thank you. And that's confirmed it's an orange sail we're looking for.
02:05
When I asked her if she had any descriptor, she said an orange, what she thinks is an orange sail, although she described it as colorful, she definitely saw orange.
02:18
Okay, and if you instructed her to stay on the scene?
02:22
I did. I asked her if she'd be willing to stay.
02:24
She said she will wait and point out what she sees.
02:27
Clark Square Park at the shore.
02:31
Perfect. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Clark Square Park, Clark Square Park, Evanston, IL 60202
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