Man rescued from outside Smith Avenue Bridge railing, St Paul MN


A man experiencing a behavioral emergency was found outside the railing of the Smith Avenue Bridge in St Paul. Emergency responders tied him to the bridge and helped him cross back over the railing safely. One bridge bar was cut to enable the rescue and will need repair by Public Works.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
05:51
Transcript:
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Medic 20, 902 Hersey Street, Catholic Charities, Behavioral Emergency, Cross Streets, Wycliffe Street, and Endicott Street, Box 634, on fireups 4, time 2228, Medic 202, 902 Hersey Street, Catholic Charities, Behavioral Emergency, Cross Streets, Wycliffe Street, and Endicott Street, Box 634, on fireups for, time 2228.
00:27
Do you do dispatch?
00:29
Good dispatch.
00:32
Police have located the mail subject.
00:38
He is on the south side, on the other side of the rail holding on.
00:45
This engine able, block the Highbridge on the north side of the Highbridge.
00:49
Rescue 3 is on scene, we're going to be linking up with PV and investigating.
00:52
Copy.
00:53
Rescue 3. Rescue 3.
00:54
Rescue 3. On scene, we have one patient snail on the other side of the railing.
00:59
Rescue 3 is going to be tying him to the railing and then working with PD to bring him over to the other side.
01:06
If we can have, Rescue 3 will be Smith Avenue Command.
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Medic 10 is going to be providing patient care.
01:12
This is catch, Cappies.
01:14
Rescue 3 has command 2230.
01:15
This batch go for Medi23.
01:17
When you arrive back to your station, we'll lead you to sign on to your engine.
01:22
Copy that? We'll do.
01:23
At 2230. All right on time, see.
01:31
Squad, with you and your crew one move up, you can assist with rigging.
01:36
Have it.
01:37
Rescue three, this is Chief, too.
01:38
Command, this is Rescue 3.
01:40
This is the Rescue 3.
01:41
Rescue 3, if you talk with the patient, is he willing to come back over with your assistance or what's he wanted to do?
01:47
Confirmative. He is willing to come over.
01:48
We've currently cut one of the bars on the Smith Avenue Bridge.
01:51
He is tied off to the bridge.
01:53
We have a rescuer that's going to help assist him over to the good side of the bridge.
01:57
Chief two copies.
01:58
I'm not saying the Holocene Command.
01:59
Presby three copied.
02:00
Chief two, this is Marine One.
02:02
It looks like they are not over the water.
02:04
Do you want us to stand by without launching?
02:08
That's right of it is.
02:09
Stand by where you are for now.
02:10
Dispatch, command. Go ahead.
02:11
I'm going to hold myself, Squad 1, Rescue 3,
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Marine 1, Medic 10, with the rest of the assignment banking service.
02:19
Dispatch copies. Copies holding sheet 2, squad 1, rescue 3, Marine 1, and medic 10.
02:23
Commandant's engine, we're going to stay put too.
02:25
We're blocking the bridge from the north.
02:28
Copy that, thank you, Gen.
02:29
Command, it's the Rescue 3.
02:30
Go ahead.
02:31
The station is now on the other side of the fence.
02:35
Medixtend is with them right now.
02:37
We will need public works for somebody to reattach one of the railing bars that was cut.
02:44
But as right now, I believe this is something that Rescue 3 and Medic 10 to handle.
02:48
Committee copies.
02:49
Dispatch is good.
02:50
Go ahead. We're going to leave this with Rescue 3 and Medic 10 for the rest of the assignment back in service.
02:55
You can't be holding Rescue 3 and Medic 10, everyone else back in service.
03:01
2.25. And dispatch, you're able to contact Public Works and rides them about the cut bar.
03:05
Oh, it looks like you're on the south side of the bridge.
03:08
North or southbound lanes?
03:09
Northbound lane, above the ground.
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Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
High Bridge (Smith Avenue), Mississippi River Blvd, St Paul, MN 55102
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