Two people rescued from stuck elevator in parking garage, Gainesville FL

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/29/2025 04:04 AM

Parking Garage 6 (Also Meters), 1321 SW 16th St, Gainesville, FL 32608

Two people were trapped in an elevator at parking garage number 6 near Southwest 16th Street. Emergency responders and University Police Department arrived on scene and successfully rescued them. No injuries were reported during the incident.

Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Tower to an elevator rescue near Southwest 16th Street. Park garage 6, near Southwest 16th Street. Parking garage number 6.

00:13

This is called in by the University Police Department. These guys that people are stuck in the elevator on the second floor.

00:21

No injuries.

00:22

There are two people inside and University Police Department is on scene 7 .05 hours.

00:33

Roger Rift, P-37. Hi, P-37.

00:35

Can show us busy on the floor? Needed trauma recess, please.

00:38

37, busy on the floor, reference trauma resource, 7.07 hours.

00:40

I am sent twenty eight from northwest fifty third avenue thirty-fourth Boulevard.

00:46

Annie soon and look out for a large semi-carrying rocks.

00:51

If I said it was speeding.

00:53

28, Quebec 8511 when Papa heard.

00:57

Quebec Bravo 5.1-1 Papa.

01:00

I've seen how to be spun on the hopper.

01:02

Let me ask you come and contact note 548.

01:09

Yes, 549.

01:11

Good.

01:13

Signal 13 over off the North Beach 6 Terrace,

01:17

Auto Crash notification.

01:19

I'm 3rd 4 on that and 3rd No 4, 23rd and Walder Road.

01:24

I do have a FSP by she's shown tonight game.

01:28

So let me should clear as I'll send the to my room.

01:32

Power 2.

01:34

Power 2? Yes.

01:36

Tower 2? Tower 2.

01:41

Subjects removed from elevator.

01:43

Power Trees can be available.

01:46

Tower Trees, Submish from Elevator is showing you available.

01:49

Since I was just 14 hours.

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Parking Garage 6 (Also Meters), 1321 SW 16th St, Gainesville, FL 32608

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