Kayak goes over ford dam with two people missing, St Paul MN
Medical EmergencyA kayak went over a dam in St Paul, and two people are missing. Rescuers are searching the area and checking with bystanders and staff for any information.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
05:18
Transcript:
They can no longer see or have a visual of the kayak, and they were uncertain as to what the two parties that went into the water were wearing, what color shirts they were wearing. All right, to receive. Individuals we see on the island are not in distress at all. Received. Those of the history, TIAs, he's vitally stable, western looks good, he's got a... first-degree block on the EKG. These are the middle of 10. Anyone? Thank you, 2nd1. Okay, 2nd1. One of squads available. (number withheld) Melody Drive are working through a list. Spanish language line. Can you hear a party screaming that they're bleeding? Turn together further. We are serving a line on this page. Okay. (number withheld). During Mayor 32, you send me not one of your roll. 3rd 23214 48. Chief 2, 1714, 48. Dispatch. Chief 3, I spoke with the caller. They did have a visual of a kayak. It was attempting to... move away from the dam. They did see it go over, have not seen anything clear the bottom of the dam. There are individuals out on the peninsula. I'll see if we can get a crew there to make contact with them if they've seen anything. Chief Three will soon, River Command[2]. Receive Chief Three's IC on the river, but the bystanders did have... have visual of the kayak. It was moving away from the dam. It did go over the dam. No further visual. Two parties are on the island. We'll attempt to get a crew to go check on those two. Go ahead and reposition. And you probably have to make your way out onto the lock using the key box access. Actually received. Camera, it looks like it might be cell phone. Copy. (number withheld). They got it figured out and they got it figured out and they're clearing. more time. (number withheld). If there's going to be anything we need from you, it'll probably be from that location. We're going to need St. Paul's boat to come up from the lower pool. He's got my hand about all over. Okay, that'll be (number withheld). Looking for water, coming. If anyone has to reposition our truck just a bit. River Command. Will you attempt to make contact with the Ford Lock, see if they have any staff on site, and if they have any cameras or anything else or staff on site for visual observation? Absolutely. We'll do that right now. Call the dispatch. Ramsey County, go ahead. This is Water Patrol[3]. We have assets in route. Is this confirmed at all? We're still in process. Choppy, the drone been requested. That's negative? To river command. Chief 3. We have a bystander on scene who states she saw a kayak go over the Ford Dam[1]. We are sending crews out onto the lock to see if they can get a visual of the bottom of the dam and tuck with an individual on shore. Ramsey County 24-10 copies. Dispatch, can you see if state's got a helicopter in there?
They can no longer see or have a visual of the kayak, and they were uncertain as to what the two parties that went into the water were wearing, what color shirts they were wearing. All right, to receive. Individuals we see on the island are not in distress at all. Received. Those of the history, TIAs, he's vitally stable, western looks good, he's got a... first-degree block on the EKG. These are the middle of 10. Anyone? Thank you, 2nd1. Okay, 2nd1. One of squads available. (number withheld) Melody Drive are working through a list. Spanish language line. Can you hear a party screaming that they're bleeding? Turn together further. We are serving a line on this page. Okay. (number withheld). During Mayor 32, you send me not one of your roll. 3rd 23214 48. Chief 2, 1714, 48. Dispatch. Chief 3, I spoke with the caller. They did have a visual of a kayak. It was attempting to... move away from the dam. They did see it go over, have not seen anything clear the bottom of the dam. There are individuals out on the peninsula. I'll see if we can get a crew there to make contact with them if they've seen anything. Chief Three will soon, River Command[2]. Receive Chief Three's IC on the river, but the bystanders did have... have visual of the kayak. It was moving away from the dam. It did go over the dam. No further visual. Two parties are on the island. We'll attempt to get a crew to go check on those two. Go ahead and reposition. And you probably have to make your way out onto the lock using the key box access. Actually received. Camera, it looks like it might be cell phone. Copy. (number withheld). They got it figured out and they got it figured out and they're clearing. more time. (number withheld). If there's going to be anything we need from you, it'll probably be from that location. We're going to need St. Paul's boat to come up from the lower pool. He's got my hand about all over. Okay, that'll be (number withheld). Looking for water, coming. If anyone has to reposition our truck just a bit. River Command. Will you attempt to make contact with the Ford Lock, see if they have any staff on site, and if they have any cameras or anything else or staff on site for visual observation? Absolutely. We'll do that right now. Call the dispatch. Ramsey County, go ahead. This is Water Patrol[3]. We have assets in route. Is this confirmed at all? We're still in process. Choppy, the drone been requested. That's negative? To river command. Chief 3. We have a bystander on scene who states she saw a kayak go over the Ford Dam[1]. We are sending crews out onto the lock to see if they can get a visual of the bottom of the dam and tuck with an individual on shore. Ramsey County 24-10 copies. Dispatch, can you see if state's got a helicopter in there?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Ford Dam: Incident Location
[2]
River Command: Specialized Incident Command for Water Rescue
[3]
Water Patrol: Water Rescue Response
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Location mentioned:
Lock and Dam Number One, St Paul, MN 55116
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