Child floats down river in inflatable boat near Salamonie, Huntington County IN
Medical EmergencyEmergency units respond to a 5-year-old child drifting down the Salamonie River in a blue inflatable boat without a life jacket or floaties. The child is floating toward the dam at Salamonie Reservoir. Rescue efforts are underway to retrieve the child safely.
Audio|Source: Huntington City and County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Medical 91, Emergency Run,
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North Wolf Road,
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and U.S. 30, Columbia City, intersection of North Wolf Road, U.S.
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30. Medic. 91.
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91.
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I'm ready to post-Colombia setting.
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I'm ready.
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For Huntington Tech Rescue, respond to near New Holland Road, near New Holland Road, near New Holland Road.
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Salamonie River is going to be at the Salamonie Beach,
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a 5-year-old, a floating device.
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...it them out of the water floating down the river.
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1544.
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Medics 91, updated location will be North Wolf Road and West, Business 30, obviously.
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Anyway,
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I don't believe they've gotten any response from first responders if you want to contact the county and have them to turn out the city.
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Clear, medic 91.
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I don't know.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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For Mountend of first responders,
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Tech Rescue,
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near New Holland Road, near New Holland Road, it's going to be at the Salamonie River at Salamonie Beach,
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a five-year-old floating device, unable to get it out of the water floating down the river.
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Tech Rescue has been paged.
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Trafflin off one, Huntington Dispatch, 14, 47.
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Thank you.
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(name withheld).
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MediC-34 Emergency Run,
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near New Holland Road and Andrews.
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This will be the main entrance to Salamonie Reservoir at the beach,
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near New Holland Road,
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Salamonie 36.
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34 clear on the response for a child in the river.
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Okay.
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This is 33.
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Are we going to be closing with that, Ron?
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I don't know.
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33, I'm checking that this is on the south side of the reservoir.
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Okay.
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We're going to head a little bit that way just in case.
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33.
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Dispatch 34 also.
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When you get a chance, you can confirm if that child is in distress or what we have going.
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My partner is adding notes and 33 I show approximately three-minute time difference.
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34 is closer.
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No noise and route to the tech call.
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Seven.
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grow.
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511 clear.
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They're advising the child that does not have any life jacket or floaties on is in a blue inflatable boat heading towards the dam.
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Dispatch, could you possibly call the marina CMOA might still be open here in the season, see if there's a boat available.
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511, 527, for your 43, the marina is closed.
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We're actually heading to the park here in a minute.
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Patty's on the phone with conservation officers right now.
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Perfect.
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Honakins, the tech boats in the route.
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2.
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Were you advised?
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Good back boats in route with 2.
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Claire.
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Were you clear on the direction of travel with the child?
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Negative.
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Child is floating towards the dam.
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He does not have a life jacket or floaties as far as big and feet.
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See he is still inside the blue inflatable.
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Claire, thank you.
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