Person rescued from Potomac river near Lock 38, Sharpsburg MD
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders rescued a conscious person who had jumped or fallen into the Potomac River near Shepherdstown Bridge and Lock 38. The individual was unable to swim across and was assisted by rescue boats.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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they're confirming that they jumped from near Sharpsburg to Shepherdstown Bridge, correct?
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The caller was standing in the parking lot of Lock 38.
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Sure.
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Okay,
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we're going to change our route travel then.
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We're going to vote to 111.
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Go for 111.
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Confirming you're not going to Lock 34, correct? That's the way we went and we're turning around.
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That's correct.
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We're going to go to Limekeeling Watch Come Up River.
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How far down are you guys? I think I've heard one water attack from one.
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We've got three with us.
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We can head to King Street or we can launch it.
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I'm coming with you.
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1812. You're all seeing you guys.
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DG copy the car was standing in the park lot of Lock 38.
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Yeah, I see if I could warn from the railroad down of the river so oh yeah, man.
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Okay.
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2011 from the 111 we're going to go ahead and go to Shepherdstown if you want to take on.
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They are moving a vehicle out of the way to the JFK run.
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It should be out of the way that time you get there.
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Oh,
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211 is okay.
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This is an 11 headed Shepherdstown to be another check.
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A Shepertown River, Lock 38 for the water rescue.
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I'm watching from 1812.
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1812, go ahead.
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Alphalus command.
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The subject is in the river water.
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He appears to be conscious for work.
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And 192, if you want to come to, now, is it.
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Okay. Okay.
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QMAS 1812 established in May at Lock 38.
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Confirmary one cell is you in order.
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Here's a be conscious, not 35.
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PS1-935.
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Before a copy, you're responding with three, six, Tach, three, offs, 535.
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Jefferson, the medical evidence, Tach, 3 aft, 535.
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We're going to be on screen then as well, I'd check however.
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Jefferson, Medical Lebanon, 3, tack three, ops, 536.
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Washington, Bo, 2011 is out of line-count boat ramp.
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(number withheld).
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3201 here be on the team on the street
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301 Let's go reveregrine
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Frontier Street Prince Street and not there's up No man washed and Jeff's about seven hours.
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Vote 7 be out momentarily.
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Vote 7 be out momentarily.
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Vote 2937.
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Vote 111.
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Where will you be making access?
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Okay.
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Okay, command, he is conscious no word.
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He states he cannot make it on his own across the river.
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Okay, command.
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They contact for Celtics conscious for a very comic on his own.
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Not three eight.
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Command, about 20-01.
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Okay,
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for that 20-0-1.
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You have the sheriff's deputy that if you can outfit them, take them with you.
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He doesn't seem very cooperative.
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Boss seven route two texts.
05:32
Okay.
05:36
I have boat seven, Jets and boat seven in boat seven in boat seven in route two texts.
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That's correct.
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Okay.
05:45
Okay. You're good.
05:49
Yep.
05:56
Toray Leather, are you on the water yet?
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You can draw two till now.
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Okay, he's pretty much directly out of the bridge.
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2011's okay.
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Okay. Strange, you know, I have worked your boat 90 in route as well.
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Okay.
06:32
Coming up from chapter one.
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All right.
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Committee, this review, we're waiting on a Washington County law enforcement to jump on the boat here.
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I do have a Shepherdstown police officer, but he's five and he went to Maryland.
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Location mentioned:
Lock 38, Sharpsburg, MD 21782
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