Vehicle rescued from water near Blue Ridge, Raleigh NC
A vehicle ended up in the water near Hillsborough Street and Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh, North Carolina. Responders entered the area, confirmed the driver had exited safely, and canceled further rescue units. The water level reached the vehicle’s windows but was shallow and still. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
Currently on Hillsborough Street, going up at the Blue Ridge to come back down that way.
00:08
Okay, best access is going to be come all the way down in the Lake Boone Trail and get back on the Beltline westbound to be right at the top of the ramp.
00:19
Copy Lake Boone Trail and come up to the ramp.
00:26
I don't want to stand by, we're going to try to make entry.
00:29
We're going to have to walk around and see if we can find an entrance.
00:35
Okay.
00:40
For patient refusal.
00:43
Go ahead.
00:50
You need assistance out there.
00:53
We got her out.
00:56
We got her out.
00:59
Okay.
01:12
I don't want, we made entry into the building.
01:14
I'm trying to find the panel.
01:16
13's on scene.
01:19
I do have one vehicle in the water.
01:22
Um,
01:24
Water's up to the edge of the windows.
01:29
I'll advise if we got anybody in it.
01:31
13 officers got command.
01:37
One fifty-two's ride it.
01:42
Two-three things you're en route.
01:49
Yes,
01:50
I don't want to work with them.
01:58
I don't see anything going on in here.
02:00
You guys from return to service.
02:04
Cibble.
02:07
Command from one driver.
02:12
Go ahead.
02:15
Negative on contact information.
02:22
Record from 21 on TAC 19.
02:26
Okay,
02:28
21. So in June 21, out-of-service staff and water rescue 21 in route.
02:38
21, you can cancel.
02:43
I'll do that, thank you sir.
02:49
Okay, officer.
02:50
Okay,
02:54
Captain, do you need any more fire resources?
03:00
I don't think there's anybody in the car.
03:02
What I need is a ladder.
03:05
Typically,
03:06
What we'll do is set our killer up,
03:09
Or set a ladder up there at the end, and we'll just stretch a ladder out to the vehicle.
03:16
Right now the water is only about waist deep and it's not moving.
03:24
The officer to all responding units, the driver is out of the vehicle.
03:27
Everybody can cancel.
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