Three people stranded on sinking jet ski in James River
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Charles City, New Kent, Chesterfield Fire/EMS
02:47
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Medic 41, Rescue 2.
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Boat 3,
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River Water Rescue.
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Mobile, James City County Marina.
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Copy, responding 2007.
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For all units in James City, I'm gonna go ahead and move everything to Tac 3 now.
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James City, you can monitor Tac 3.
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Tac 3, 2009.
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Point James City, County Marina.
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Caller reported a jet ski flip.
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Three people were on it.
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Heard about 10 minutes ago.
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They are standing on top of the flipped jet ski, but it is sinking, still in the water.
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Law is being dispatched.
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2009.
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One person on top of the jet ski, closer to the Surry side, as if he's going by Swan's Point, heading east to Surrey Street.
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But according to the original caller, who was a relative, closer to the Surry side in the James.
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Ten four, I'm driving to that truck.
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To James Town now.
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Battalion Three to Medic Forty One, I am going to go ahead and get you to go into the ferry dock and check the area from the ferry dock.
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Ten Four, Medic Forty One, ferry dock.
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Battalion Three, James City.
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Battalion Three, go ahead.
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Put in contact with Coast Guard, see if they can launch a helicopter to assist.
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And also contact James City PD and see if they have their drone team en route.
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Ten Four.
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Six.
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I'm on the air covering the county while Battalion Three is tied up.
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10-4, Chief Three, covering for Battalion Three, 2014.
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Okay, very good.
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Have you had any contact back from the ferry service to see if they can provide any updates on visuals?
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Stand by one.
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Unfortunately, also go ahead and contact Waynesboro.
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We're going to have them respond to Marine Ten.
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They can go to the James County Yacht Basin.
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Ten Four. Waynesboro Battalion Ten, Ten Battalion Three.
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We have a boat hooked up there in route.
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Ten Four. Thank you, Battalion Ten.
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