Trespassers reported on Tippy Dam spillway

Heard on: Manistee County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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We had a call from consumers.

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They say that they can see on their camera at Tippy Dam that there's two people over the fence on the spillway.

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They'd like them trespassed.

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On the description, they say that they couldn't make out much more than that there was two people.

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They say which side you have to come in from the access.

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He is saying that they're on the hillway.

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I'm not sure of the best way to get to that.

00:52

Thirteen for

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15 . You'll want to come in from the north side.

01:08

You can go down the drive there, and there's like a gate that you can walk around right down to the spillway.

01:14

Thanks, thanks, thanks.

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This is 01:13

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. Central 13 , clear traffic.

01:42

Yeah, I was able to get a hold of the DNR dark shack, and they're going to send a ranger out there to shoo them off.

01:51

So you can disregard unless you want to continue.

01:54

Of course, I'll disregard unless he needs a hand.

2026-10-17 15:44 UTC

Suspicious Activity

Tippy Dam, N Tippy Dam Rd, Brethren, MI 49619

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of two people trespassing over a fence on the spillway at Tippy Dam. Access directions were provided, and a DNR ranger was contacted to respond to the area.