Woman claims child jumped in river but none found, Lansing MI


A woman near Cherry Hill Park was in a mental health crisis. She told police voices told her her child jumped in the river. She was uncooperative and was in the water briefly but is now out. Emergency services searched the river using a boat and interviewed witnesses. Witnesses said the woman did not have a child with her.
Audio|Source: Ingham Out-County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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For Lansing Concha Station 52, Mutual Aid for the City, 1,200 East Michigan.
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So Sparrow Professional Building, Speed 500.
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They've got a 34-year-old female chestine, tachycardia.
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It's going to be, they've got an engine going with you.
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Okay. I have 11 minutes canceled by LFT.
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Return. Okay.
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Bo 42, N-G-42.
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Go ahead, Bo-42.
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Agent 42, go out.
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Are you just going to follow us or you want to get in front of us?
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Don't go. We'll follow you.
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We'll follow you. Michigan Command to Engine 42.
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Forty-two, go ahead.
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Why don't you guys go behind the city market, get ready to deploy your boat.
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Females not being cooperative with police right now, why don't you guys go there? Engine 49, why don't you go to Cherry Street?
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Copy that both 42 do you copy? The United City Market.
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Oh, very, keep having. Running no work and no rigs available.
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Mike 511 quarters.
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I am for Omission 48.
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Engine 48, were you calling?
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It was engine 48? Where would you like to? Why don't you just stay on Michigan Avenue at this time?
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Do you have anybody going to the Shottie Bridge?
01:19
No, not currently.
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Actually, if you want to post up there, female's not being cooperative with police either.
01:26
The reports we got at this point is that the voice is in her head are telling us that her child jumped in the water.
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We're trying to do some interviews with bystandard.
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Go to dispatch.
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1048 tons of Tsunitiwax Street Bridge.
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We're going to walk the river line.
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Engine 42 is on scene behind City Market, getting ready to deploy the boat.
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42, see you on scene behind City Market, brake.
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Engine 49, I'm going to have you go to Cherry Hill Park.
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Cherry Hill Park to put the photo.
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The answer 49 copies.
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Cherry Hill Park. Go ahead.
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LFD is tied up on their drowning, all the south and rigs are up in the north end.
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I got engine 44 coming.
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Do you want to check an advise or you want me get more rigs coming?
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You can start Mason, please.
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Who advise when I get on the scene? Okay.
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Okay, 41. Go ahead, battalion.
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You can give me a camera for it.
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At this point, a female patient not being cooperated with PD, advised that her child had jumped in the water.
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She was initially in the water.
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She is out.
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LPD is trying to chase her down.
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I'll come up and have a face-to-face with you.
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Coffee, you're coming up to have a face-to-face, females being uncooperative.
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Does anyone have eyes on the female's child?
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All the bystanders have advised that she did not have a child with her.
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Copy, no child with her.
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Location mentioned:
Cherry Hill Park, 515 River St, Lansing, MI 48933
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