Person on I-5 bridge pillar with chain and backpack in water, Vancouver WA
Medical EmergencyA person is on a pillar of the I-5 bridge in Vancouver with a chain and possibly an anchor around their neck. Their backpack was thrown in the water. Emergency responders are coordinating access and deploying a boat to assist.
Audio|Source: Clark County Fire Districts
02:14
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, I'm just trying to see if this bridge on the I-5 bridge incident is on Ops 52[1].
00:06
That's correct.
00:07
I say if I pick a man, he just threw his backpack in the water.
00:10
Oppos 52, command?
00:11
WAP-52.
00:12
VPD[2], 2.O.11 is responding for the boat and you want them to meet as a key, correct?
00:16
Okay. Save it in front.
00:17
Command, did you receive the backpack is now in the water?
00:19
Yeah, we see it.
00:20
David 85.
00:21
Good, I'm on Columbia White.
00:22
Yeah, we're gonna get on the boat here.
00:24
He's actually on the pillar to the bridge, not on the overhang or the railway.
00:28
Looks like he swam out there and he's got a chain with maybe an anchor around his neck.
00:33
Kathy, I'll be your location here just a second.
00:36
In control, you can probably cancel the other district one car since we're going to get on the boat.
00:39
Okay.
00:40
Sure, one, command.
00:41
PD is going to meet you down there if you can send somebody up to show them where you're at to get on the boat and I don't know if we have BFD[3]s for them or they have their own but I'll let you make an assessment
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Ops 52: Incident/tactical operations channel
[2]
VPD: Vancouver Police Department
[3]
BFD: Boat, Flotation Devices
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Location mentioned:
I-5, Vancouver, WA
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