Report of potential jumper at St. Johns Bridge, Portland OR
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders received a text message from a male born in 2006 named (name withheld) saying he was at St. Johns Bridge and intended to jump. Units searched the bridge and surrounding areas but found no one matching the description. Police took over the follow-up investigation to locate the individual.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
05:45
Transcript:
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The information for Empire responding to report of a jumper, Westbound St. John's Bridge at midspan, and it's going to be on Ops 6.
00:06
It's all 7.
00:11
...span subject texted that they were at the bridge and going to jump. It's going to be for fireboat 6, engine 22, and C2 will be an optional 6. And fire responding to a report of a potential jumper, westbound St. John's Bridge at the mid-SPAN.
00:23
Subject texted that they were...
00:26
At the bridge, I'm going to jump, be for fireboat 6, engine 22, and C2 will be on Ops Channel 6 at 1207.
00:37
Gotcha. They're over here. Can you add to arc 22? Go ahead and just with you?
00:42
Track 22, Kevin.
00:49
NG22 truck 22, ODOT's been scanning the bridge of their camera and there's nothing in view from the, at least the angle they have.
01:00
C2 copy, I'm going across the bridge right now. I'll take a look here. I'm not seeing anybody at the beginning here.
01:10
I don't have any further description, just the name and date of birth of the person.
01:16
Copy, male or female?
01:20
Male, first name (name withheld).
01:24
And, uh,
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age. Born in 2006.
01:32
Copy.
01:39
We've had no reports of anybody on the bridge from any passers-by, right, of anybody actually up here or jumping or anything like that.
01:50
That's correct.
01:51
The only call we've had on this is from 988. That was a report to them that was texted to them.
02:01
Okay, copy.
02:03
Yeah, I'm not seeing anybody on the bridge at all.
02:07
I think probably best let police follow up with them and see if they can locate the individual and find out if they've even come around. I'm not sure that anybody was even up here. There's a lot of traffic. I think we've got a phone call.
02:22
Copy. Do you want the fire both to clear?
02:29
Yeah, unless 22s have seen anything I haven't seen across the bridge, I think we'll recall this clear op 6 and turn it over to police, let them see if they can ascertain the whereabouts of the individual.
02:43
D2 from engine 22. The truck's down down below. Do you want them to check the superstructure of the bridge for anybody?
02:51
Yeah, for him, that's a good idea.
02:53
Make sure that nobody's climbed down there.
02:59
We'll hop out and just take a look.
03:06
Southwest Clay Street, Southwest Nato Parkway, Ops 1. Engine 4, report of a mail has started a fire under a tree near the bike path.
03:14
Southwest Clay Street, northwest,
03:17
Southwest, Nago Parkway will be on Optional 1 at 1211. 2.6.
03:27
We'll go ahead and stand by.
03:30
See if there's any updates.
03:36
I copied that you're going to stand by it and get the rest of your transmission, you're echoing real bad.
03:46
106, 1.0 East Burnside Street number (number withheld), and Office 1 at 1211.
03:53
You look at the underside of the structure, and if we're not seeing anything there, we'll go ahead and recall this.
04:03
The call notes indicate that he said he was on a green bridge in North Portland.
04:08
The Soviet Island Bridge is also green, but I don't think that that's high enough to influence anybody to utilize.
04:19
Yeah, A-firm, and dispatch it with those call notes.
04:26
He was saying actually St. John's Bridge, is that correct?
04:35
The notes of the same as you were seen is that he was on a green bridge in North Portland, they assumed this was the bridge he's referring to.
04:48
Okay, copy. I don't know if you want to tap Savage Island and have them respond to the Savage Island Bridge just to double check.
04:58
The sheriff has a car nearby past information along to them to area check.
05:06
We'll be in Tructuate 2DM.E updates for us underneath the bridge.
05:12
Yes, you two truck 22.
05:13
We're not seeing anybody underneath.
05:15
Don't see anyone in the river either, so we can see pretty much everything from underneath on both large span, so.
05:26
This match, then, I'll put me, just go ahead and recall this incident. We'll get back off six.
05:30
Turn it over to police and see if they can ascertain the whereabouts the individual.
05:37
Dispatch copies recall the report of a possible jumper on the St.
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John's Bridge.
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All companies will be returning out six will be clear. It's 1213.
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Location mentioned:
St. Johns Bridge, 8600 NW Bridge Ave, Portland, OR 97203
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