Boat stranded off dock at Sand Lake with occupants safe


A boat with people on board became stranded a few hundred feet from the dock at Sand Lake. The people are safe and wearing life jackets. Rescue teams and police are on site using a drone to locate the boat and prepare to help tow it back to shore.
Audio|Source: Marshall County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
For that is what we're asking. Rescue 177. Please. Rescue 177. Water Rescue. 2901. Main Street. Rescue 177. Water Rescue. 2901 Main Street Road, Sandlake, Timeout, 1359. ComCenter, Car 1710. Car 1710. I'll advise when I get there. Hubby, cut out me if you were responding to St. Lake. Yeah, respond to Sand Lake from the east side here, and I'll give you an update line once I ride. Okay. Comps, just be clear, they're not taking on water or anything. They're just stranded out on the water, is that correct? Probably they are not taking on any water. Sounds like maybe the voter is not able to get through the choppy waves. They do have life jackets on board. Sounds like they're going to be maybe a few hundred feet off of the boat dock just north. All size up when I get there. Thanks for the info. I appreciate that. 1710, 171. Go ahead, boss. We want us to get the boat, ready to roll. Yeah, let's do that. We might need to go at least tow them back to the side, or either boat probably would be okay. I'll give you a size up when I arrive. Copy that. Car is 1712 in the counter. Go ahead. We do have PD and deputies on the scene. PD is going to put the drone up. Sounds like this boat is actually quite a bit farther off the dock than what he explained. Copy that. Hey, I'm on scene at Sand Lake 2. You should bring it out first. Copy that. 1710 is on location at Sand Lake. Establishing Sand Lake Command and we'll stay on this channel for now. We'll have to launch here at the park and there is no boat visible from anywhere from a vantage point. The officer, like you said, is put up the drone and we'll advise you when we'll get a good location. Probably going to need the boat to respond from station. Yeah.
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Location mentioned:
Sand Lake Recreation Area, 2901 Main Street Rd, Marshalltown, IA 50158
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