Person reportedly seen waving for help near campground shore, Westport MA
Medical EmergencyReports indicate that someone was seen waving their arm and possibly in distress in the water near the campground shoreline at Horseneck Beach State Reservation. Rescue crews contacted the Coast Guard to check helicopter availability due to rough water and shallow conditions that prevent vessels from reaching the location safely.
Audio|Source: Fall River Police and Fire
05:45
Transcript:
00:00
Keep still in the water at the mouth.
00:09
Affirmative, we're just entering the mouth right now. We're going around a rear buoy.
00:21
Approach me, she's staying at the campground.
00:23
She's stating that she believes she may have just saw somebody waving to help off of our location. We don't see it.
00:30
I'm not sure if you want to stop making your way back out. I know the conditions are rough.
00:39
Yeah,
00:44
we're going to swing around and head back.
00:47
You can confirm what you have for us.
00:52
Yeah, we're trying to do that now.
00:56
Do you have a raging communication with the Coast Guard at all? Do you know if they're flying, I'm willing to fly in this wind?
01:06
Affirmative should probably reach out to them.
01:10
Yes, affirmative.
01:13
Are you able to take care of that or you want me to have my dispatch attempt?
01:19
Have dispatch take care of it, please.
01:27
With a great punch buggy,
01:30
Spotswagon with no ridge.
01:40
364 to 9, you can disregard that, 364 to 7.
01:49
7.
01:52
7. That's 450, EMS, canning assist the EMS.
01:58
Hold on 2nd for us as well.
02:01
Thank you. Merci.
02:06
I'm talking.
02:09
R1 is requesting that you call the Coast Guard and ask if they're flying or if they're willing to fly in the addition.
02:19
Ray Steve.
02:21
See message.
02:29
It's going to be a Rhode Island 38-1-Victor-V-V-1-319.
02:37
Are you pulling the call?
02:42
All right, Ms.
02:45
Pull.
02:52
You're back to 7?
02:54
Sorry, just want to make sure there's parties in the front lobby.
03:01
He's in the lobby. He's in the lobby of the urgent care.
03:05
All right.
03:07
Friolm. Frilems up.
03:13
Onzine, 1521.
03:22
Frilems up. Frilems up.
03:25
Clear in service, Charlton.
03:30
Clear in service, Triltern. Clear in service, 1522.
03:43
One. You make contact with those kiteboarders.
03:52
See if any of them were in distress or if they use signal to communicate to each other.
03:58
Yeah, 10-4.
04:07
Really, gentlemen.
04:10
Byter.
04:12
Okay.
04:15
Several.
04:21
Say again about the kite board. Say again about the kiteboarders, please.
04:29
We were just approached by a female in the last 20 minutes to a half hour, I would say.
04:35
She believes she may have saw an individual's head sticking up out of the water,
04:40
potentially waving his arm as if he was in distress.
04:43
That's right off our location now, I don't know he can see red light,
04:47
but right off the campground.
04:56
Are they launching a helicopter?
05:01
We're looking into it right there. The phone calls are usually on the mount.
05:14
Go ahead.
05:16
On the line now with the Coast Guard, they're wanting to know exactly what you're looking for for resources.
05:22
Is it just a helicopter?
05:25
Yeah, it's permative.
05:26
It's along the coastline, very rough, probably too rough, too shallow to get a vessel into.
05:32
A helicopter would be best to get eyes in the water.
05:34
We have conflicting report, but now two reports,
05:38
that somebody was possibly in distress just off the campground.
05:42
Received. They're checking now to see availability. I will let them know.
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Location mentioned:
Horseneck Beach State Reservation Campground, 5 John Reed Rd, Westport, MA 02790
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