Man stranded on island after boat drifted near Hope Road, Northampton County PA
Medical EmergencyEmergency crews responded to rescue a man stranded on an island or the riverbank after his boat drifted away due to wind near the Route 33 overpass on Hope Road in Bethlehem Township. Multiple rescue boats and EMS units were dispatched to assist him.
Audio|Source: Carbon County and Northampton County Fire/EMS
06:17
Transcript:
00:00
The Hope Road boat launch is going to be for a rescue from mail.
00:02
Stranded on either an island or the side of the river with his boat.
00:07
No permanent.
00:08
No permanent.
00:09
By the way, the second call this is burn and the liquor and chemicals in residence.
00:20
104, just as long as Freemansburg, we're tied up on a water rescue if they need another unit, they'll have to replace us.
00:29
104-14-13-17, you want to take that or you need us down the boat launch.
00:34
No, go ahead and handle that for us and we should have enough units for the water.
00:42
10-4[1], how do you got the after-up?
00:49
(number withheld) Rambalwood Lane, (number withheld) Rambalwood.
00:53
Can I see, (number withheld).
01:02
(number withheld).
01:05
You have your response.
01:10
You got the update.
01:16
The county from what broke to me.
01:18
What is it up to be given the police about the 33 bridge was that for this call?
01:24
Yeah.
01:30
37 TV want to the round.
01:38
I believe the police is at the 33 overpass, but it's not where his GPS is putting.
01:44
We were trying to get a confirmation, but it wasn't really accurate.
01:46
I don't know if 52 got some contact with him yet.
01:50
Time for.
01:57
Yeah, there's not just my cycle is on the second.
02:02
Very soon.
02:07
Yeah, I'm not off on here, people.
02:17
Hey, you're taking right with Lynn.
02:29
142.
02:31
I'm responding on attack on the order order for the order.
02:39
1441 is responding water rescue.
02:43
Ability 141556.
02:45
201413 switch to attack once for the odor.
02:52
Advocated to evaluate and fire 17 sign up on a one-restute is we have 1413 from a man to your respondent.
03:04
Okay,
03:05
tip.
03:09
The 8-2-1 is responded to.
03:13
Raise you 17-18-1 at 15-56.
03:16
County 1413, new company switched to type 1-9.
03:19
Okay, we're supposed to go right now.
03:23
Thank you much.
03:24
1780.
03:27
1780.
03:28
Off to the boat launch, we'll have the EMS Branch Director.
03:33
EMS Branch 1557.
03:36
County, 7251 you need for clear learning.
03:42
51 to County, we're good on the learning, thank you.
03:46
Ray, 2, 1557.
03:53
County 1745 in the buffer out 45 and the ring one 50 57
04:03
POMO (number withheld) Ramblas.
04:09
Yes, brother, (number withheld).
04:19
He is currently on an island in the river,
04:22
north where we're at.
04:24
Yeah, permanent.
04:25
He said the wind took his boat,
04:29
and he dated to either side of the river or an island.
04:33
Our map is showing that he's going to be on the side of the river.
04:36
I don't know if there is an island there.
04:38
It's on water levels.
04:39
He's going to be west of the boat launch,
04:42
possibly half a mile from the Route 33 overpass.
04:45
The nearest intersection,
04:47
if you look on... Maths is going to be directly east of Farmersville where it meets Wilson Avenue, right behind (number withheld).
04:55
I guess Farmer's Hill there is directly where someone's singing.
05:00
Time force, thank you.
05:09
(number withheld).
05:14
Go to the HATV.
05:17
Hop on the side, I did.
05:19
Nagy's at the next-and-com.
05:22
Rick,
05:27
did we just stop on at the cool-light fence this hole make our way down.
05:37
Hope Road, Command, 1786.
05:44
I have 1780 with me at the command post if you're a second ambulance on this can you go down to where (number withheld) that the Wilson Avenue Farmersville school back area in case we have him up towards there yeah and then you can just park in the parking lot and that you can just park in the parking lot and Aggie's landing there off Wilson Avenue or school.
06:15
Thank you very much.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative / Message received
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Hope Rd, Bethlehem Township, PA 18045
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect
