Search for kayaker finds person on hydrofoil with no distress, Longboat Key FL
Missing PersonA search and rescue operation was launched near Sands Point Road, Longboat Key, for a possible kayaker in distress. Multiple fireboats and police marine units were dispatched to the area. After investigation, it was found that the person was actually on a hydrofoil and was not in distress. The search was called off, and emergency units were released.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
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Transcript:
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Thank you, Sam.
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At the fireboat, 9.
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Same right by our boat line. Dr. Maddie, too.
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A year-old patient,
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female patient, use the main entrance and all is on scene.
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That's good 99.
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I copied you.
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Did you say that SPD to the boat on the water and they're in route?
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Affirmative SPD Marine 64 64 should be on this channel and they're responding.
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Okay, 64, thank you.
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For this question.
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Can't 64? Can you advise what was the last direction of trouble without Kayaker?
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HG is 3 to I-C-C.
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We just be tying on, go ahead.
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Is there a better location for the kayak or does that make a safely on shore?
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Anybody not seen yet,
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left notes are that they're still out there.
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We're going to have an SPD unit go out and check out first.
01:27
Copy. We're on the water now, right out front of the address. We'll continue looking.
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Battalion, I copy, thank you.
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Just matched to Marine 64.
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Hi.
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She could advise direction of north, southeast or west. She said it was going further out into the ocean.
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She was from New Pass.
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She was watching from near Sands Point Road off of Longboat Club Road and she's on the third floor.
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Temple.
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As Rescue 92 is on scene near Sands Point Road be investigated.
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Copy on scene near Sands Point Road investigating. Rescue 92.
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Rescue 92 Battalion 9 if you could get the location of that caller and meet up and maybe they can point out where that kayaker is for us.
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They're on third floor.
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Dispatch restroom 92 can you advise location of the caller?
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I just had near Sands Point we didn't get the department number standby call her back again.
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Dispatch fireboat 3 in route for direction of assistant chiefs.
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I copy.
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each three of all their units. There's only one person in the water on a deep foil.
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We'll continue investigating with the top of this guy.
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I can't copy.
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Copy that.
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Copy that. Copy that.
03:31
I can't copy that as well.
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In 53 from Rescue 52.
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Taday9, about 3.2, copy, we're in route.
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Yes, I did, thank you.
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Rescuit 302, 29. Good.
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Good.
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I see Beach Patrol out here.
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I am not paying any kayaker without any sort of binoculars. There's no one in here.
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All right, only the hydrofoil, correct?
04:20
That is correct.
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Thanks for these, check the paths and out in front of the location. It's usually around sitting in the description.
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Hi, battalion copies.
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Marine 64, are you going to keep looking at VDU? You know, you're going to keep looking to assist them since you got the best author.
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You can cancel both fireboats and Marine 3.
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SPD is going to continue to look. There was no distress, only a kayaker report,
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and we haven't found anything other than the hydrofoil. So, Battalion 9, Rescue 92, and the fireboats will be available.
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Location mentioned:
Near Sands Point Rd, Longboat Key, FL 34228
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