Person found tied on johnny mack bridge above water, Wichita KS
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders found a person sitting about 20 feet above the water on the Johnny Mack Bridge in Wichita. The person was secured with a safety rope tied around their neck and the bridge to prevent falling. Water conditions were monitored, and several rescue units were staged nearby prepared to assist if needed.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Tac 1-7
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Transcript:
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Take Broadway and go on the south side of the Johnny Mack Bridge and run down to Dike Road, please.
00:10
I want to use almost in that area.
00:11
We'll do it follow that path.
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22 for 22.
00:22
Hey,
00:27
you might split in units up.
00:28
You're getting half on the south side of the river,
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any other half in the neighborhood on Greenway.
00:35
I'd probably have the rescue coming off of Broadway,
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across the Johnny McBridge,
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and enter on the Dike Road.
00:48
Rescue 1, 104 on the corrections where you need to respond to.
00:56
Rescue 1 is 104.
01:02
Get closer.
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If you get better information,
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give us a better side.
01:06
We're going to be coming to Broadway pretty quickly.
01:12
Rescue,
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just look on the map and go where Squad 2 is.
01:17
Hey, we found the guy, everybody.
01:19
He's going to be about 20 foot above the water on the bridge itself.
01:24
He's not in the water.
01:28
If you've confirmed that, we can probably cancel our boat.
01:37
Give me a second.
01:41
Squad 2 is on team with PD.
01:44
Southside of John Mack Bridge, follow-up back to the railroad bridge.
01:48
Subject is on the bridge, on the pillar, he's not in the water.
01:56
I got Walsall command.
01:58
10.4, we have eyes by two different units on the individual to sitting on the pillar of the bridge.
02:03
This is including law enforcement's perspective of it.
02:06
Engine 22, want you find out if we can cancel a boat, let us know.
02:11
Yeah,
02:12
10-4[1]. We can hold.
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Truck 7, Injun 22.
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Let's hold Squad 2 also.
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The water is approximately 3 feet deep.
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So if he jumps, we can grab them pretty easily.
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There's no current here either.
02:28
Okay, we'll go ahead and hold Rescue 1 on that assignment as well.
02:31
So Engine 22, Truck 7,
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Squad 2, Rescue 1.
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All of the unions can return to service.
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Command from Engine 1.
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I'm on John Mack Bridge.
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I've got two divers with me as needed.
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10-4[1]. Since you're already on seeing, go ahead and stage right there with the two divers.
02:52
We gave a hold of finding of engine 22, truck 7, squad 2 and rescue 1, but since you have divers, go ahead and hold yourself there too.
03:02
Command from 22.
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Go ahead.
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A update right now,
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we're just in a conversation with him and P&E.
03:13
Looks like he's got some type of safety rope tied around his neck and around the bridge to keep him safe up on top of the bridge.
03:19
Water's going about three knots.
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Ten, four.
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This is the rope in his question of what our hazard is right now.
03:31
No,
03:33
I think that rope's going to keep him from reaching the water if he jumps.
03:39
Good for.
03:45
Rescue one, we're on safe.
03:51
22 from command.
03:53
Where are you needing the rescue at?
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The river seems to be flown southbound.
04:03
They could probably pick either side of the river.
04:06
Currently he's on the north side of the river by Greenway.
04:13
Yeah,
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(name withheld), I have him over here at Greenway.
04:17
Thank you.
04:20
(name withheld), you got a train coming.
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Rescue 1, Ninja 1, follow that one.
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That's 1040.
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Scott Hoff's trying to set down the road road.
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Command Battalion 1.
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Hey, you've got EMS, myself, NG 1, and Rescue 1.
04:51
We're going to stage on St.
04:52
Francis. With the train on track, we can't get to Washington without going all the way around.
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So let us know if you need us.
04:58
We'll figure it out.
05:01
Before you see, you're on the west side there on St.
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Francis, is that correct?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgment of message received and understood; affirmative response.
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Location mentioned:
John Mack Bridge, 2700 S Broadway, Wichita, KS 67216
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