Bridge Raised Blocking Traffic On South Michigan Street, Seattle WA


A bridge near South Michigan Street has been raised for about 20 minutes, preventing traffic from crossing. Callers report people are unable to leave the bridge and are getting out of their vehicles in frustration. One caller reported that someone who sounded intoxicated was not allowed to exit the bridge.
Audio|Source: Seattle Fire / Seattle Police East / South Precincts
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Transcript:
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Ocean sector unknown call near South Michigan Street. This location is via mapping.
00:05
We had a caller on the line at the state.
00:07
Send the police got to get off this bridge then disconnected. near South Michigan Street. Are there any units to clear and start with?
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Copy.
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And serve for this ocean sector unknown call.
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31.
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Received. Is there a unit to back to Ocean 31 for this call?
00:52
Probably Madden.
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Received.
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And Two Ocean 31 Harbor has been advised. We've got a couple of Harbor units in route as well. Sorry.
01:08
Two Ocean 31, still working on clarifying details. We do have the caller back on the line. Caller stated that they sound intoxicated, that they won't let him off the bridge.
01:17
We do have another caller reporting that the bridge has been up for the last 20 minutes and people are getting out of their vehicles in frustration.
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