Boat taking on water with two people and a dog onboard, Stevens Point WI
Other Non-Crime EventRescue teams responded to a duck hunting boat taking on water near Old Wausau Road and Dubay Avenue. Two people and a dog were on board wearing life jackets. The boat had about six to twelve inches of water inside and was not fully mobile. Rescuers used flashlights to locate the occupants about 200 to 250 yards from shore near Waters Pub and Pier.
Audio|Source: Portage County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Deputies, whole fire department, whole rescue, whole EMR,
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station one ambulance.
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You are requested to the area near Old Wausau Road and Dubay Ave for a duck hunting boat that is taking on water.
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Two occupants,
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(number withheld).
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Call EMR, requested to the area near Old Wausau Road and Dubay Ave for a duck hunting boat that's taking on water, two occupants on the boat,
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(number withheld).
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Car one in row.
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Do we have a boat from the city available?
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I can page.
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5-1, Station 1.
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We can't be direct. Our boat is available.
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Can we please get it rolling?
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Capi, headed your way.
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Caput whole boat is available in rolling.
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Medicery.
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Medical is en route.
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En route. En route.
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It's responding.
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There's about six inches to a foot of water in the bottom of the boat at this time. They put in by Waters Pub and Pier.
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They're mapping on 911 just west of where the intersection of Old Wausau and Dubay Ave are in the water,
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just west of that and a little north.
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One copy.
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That's three copies.
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Do they still have power to the boat? Are they able to be mobile?
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And do they have life jackets or are they immobile?
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We do have a small trolle motor, it's just not doing the job correctly, and they do have life jackets on.
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Again, it's two people and one dog with them.
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This is received.
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That's three is going to be making initial...
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attempts to go to the waters shoreline and see if we can make contact the voice.
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Happy that they're straight north of the waters, one of the deputies is able to see their flashlight as to where they're at. We'll get a better location shortly.
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Looks a safety.
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Go.
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There is a landing at Waters Pub and Pier.
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If we were to put in there, they are probably about a quarter mile up from that landing. I can see them out on the water in their flashlights.
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And they are probably about 200 yards from the shore, 250 yards from the shore.
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parking lot there.
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We're about one minute out from that location.
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Copy.
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Near Old Wausau Rd, Stevens Point, WI 54481
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