Boat sinks on lake with couple and dog aboard, Kerens TX
Medical EmergencyA woman, her husband, and their dog were on a boat sinking on Richmond Chambers Lake near North Shore Drive. They were wearing life jackets and trying to reach shore when the boat went completely underwater. Contact with them was lost after the boat sank.
Audio|Source: Navarro County Fire Primary
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Transcript:
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On the area of near North Shore Drive, near North Shore Drive, it's going to be Richmond Chambers Lake.
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We're going to have a caller advising that her boat is sinking to be herself, her husband and a dog on the boat.
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They're attempting to make it to shore, but the entire boat is almost underwater at this time.
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They do have their life jackets on Navarra County Clear at 1.
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POMAYOR.
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POMAYOR.
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The Ameri County Attention Currens, Volunteer Fire Department, The Ameritone, Attention Current, Volunteer Fire Department, and need your response to the area of near North Shore Drive, near North Shore Drive.
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I've got a sinking boat.
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Crawler advised herself and her husband in the boat.
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They were trying to make it to shore when it started going underwater.
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They said they both have their life jackets on the green and red light.
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On the front of the boat, we're still working.
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That boat has gone completely under water.
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I've lost my caller.
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I have paged out RC287 they have not answered either one of my calls and the American County clear it to a 1-50508 to dispatch show me responding to that sinking boat.
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5508 received be advised I've lost my collar the entire boat's gone underwater.
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5508. They were still drifting on my team.
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It looked like they were drifting north-east.
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They were almost to near North Shore Drive, near North Shore Drive.
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They were not far from the shore.
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She advised she could see the shore and other boats.
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They were still pretty far out.
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Be advised that boat sank.
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I've lost contact with my caller last known they were both in the water.
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Location mentioned:
Near Northshore Dr, Kerens, TX 75144
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