Man refuses rescue and continues swimming near station, Wickliffe OH
Unknown / Public Safety ConcernA man was swimming near the back of the station. A boat approached and spoke with him, but he refused help and chose to keep swimming. The Coast Guard was informed, but no further action was taken.
Audio|Source: Wickliffe / Willowick Police & Fire
01:34
Transcript:
00:00
Whoever this other boat is, they located him and they're approaching him now.
00:05
Okay, the Coast Guard said that they were going to try and raise the vessel on the radio and try and direct him to the person.
00:11
That boat is out with this male that was swimming now.
00:14
I copy. I disconnected.
00:16
They said that they were going to try and contact the boat directly.
00:19
Go ahead. It looks like this male spoke with whoever is inside of this boat and he's starting to swim back to shore instead of the boat picking him up.
00:30
Okay. I copy.
00:31
Apparently he's not drowning then.
00:33
I'm glad to hear that.
00:34
Right now it looks like the male is just back to swimming and not coming back to shore.
00:43
So he spoke with whoever's on this boat and I guess denied going and being saved in any way, shape, or form.
00:49
So just an updated location, it's slightly west of the back of the station.
00:53
I copy. Slightly west.
00:55
And I will let the Coast Guard know if they call back.
00:57
They didn't say they were sending, but they also said they were in contact with that boat that was out there trying to assist them.
Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Wickliffe, OH 44092
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect
