Kayak accident at Ford Dam prompts emergency response, St Paul MN
Medical EmergencyEmergency teams are responding to a situation where two people in a kayak have gone over the Ford Dam. Crews are searching the river and requesting a helicopter to assist with rescue efforts.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
04:11
Transcript:
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. 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. We are sending crews out onto the lock to see if they can get a visual of the bottom of the dam and talk with an individual on shore. Ramsey County 24-10[2] copies. Dispatch, can you see if state's got a helicopter in there? Affirm. I have 13, 306. Going forward, stay logged into your rangers through the night. I will let you know when the computers come back up. But you don't want to lose your rides off your rangers, so make sure you stay logged in. So there's that one. And then the second thing is I won't be able to see any of your messages. So don't even worry about sending open for add-ons. I'm not going to see the messages at all. And if you want to get a hold of me, just call out on the open channel using the button that's not the purple one. If you need to raise dispatch, call me on the open channel. Do not send messages from this point going forward. I will not see them. Thank you. 27. Creasy, we'll stay by. 214 Metro. 214. Then I shift. 1827. This is St. Paul Fire, Fire Chief One. St. Paul, Fire Chief One, go ahead. Arson C[3]. We had a kayak go over the Ford Dam, over the Ford Parkway Bridge. Two occupants, they're looking for some patrol. They're wanting our rescue capabilities, is that correct? Yeah, start the mark team. 10-4[1]. 1858. Our boat is just crossing the Ford Bridge and will be making its way to Hidden Falls to launch.
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. 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. We are sending crews out onto the lock to see if they can get a visual of the bottom of the dam and talk with an individual on shore. Ramsey County 24-10[2] copies. Dispatch, can you see if state's got a helicopter in there? Affirm. I have 13, 306. Going forward, stay logged into your rangers through the night. I will let you know when the computers come back up. But you don't want to lose your rides off your rangers, so make sure you stay logged in. So there's that one. And then the second thing is I won't be able to see any of your messages. So don't even worry about sending open for add-ons. I'm not going to see the messages at all. And if you want to get a hold of me, just call out on the open channel using the button that's not the purple one. If you need to raise dispatch, call me on the open channel. Do not send messages from this point going forward. I will not see them. Thank you. 27. Creasy, we'll stay by. 214 Metro. 214. Then I shift. 1827. This is St. Paul Fire, Fire Chief One. St. Paul, Fire Chief One, go ahead. Arson C[3]. We had a kayak go over the Ford Dam, over the Ford Parkway Bridge. Two occupants, they're looking for some patrol. They're wanting our rescue capabilities, is that correct? Yeah, start the mark team. 10-4[1]. 1858. Our boat is just crossing the Ford Bridge and will be making its way to Hidden Falls to launch.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement
[2]
24-10: Unit identifier (likely Ramsey County Rescue/Water Patrol)
[3]
Arson C: Fire/Arson Chief or Command
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Location mentioned:
Lock and Dam Number One, St Paul, MN 55116
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