Water rescue at Staunton River under Route 29 bridge

Heard on: Halifax/Pitt County Area Public Safety

02:12

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

USAA Bennington Eight Six, Company Ten, Company Eleven, Company Fourteen, respond for a water rescue.

00:05

The occupants are now on the bank under the 29 bridge at Staunton River.

00:12

(number withheld) Broad Street will be your boat ramp.

00:14

(number withheld) Broad Street, the boat ramp, Frax to Ops Three, Kibble Clear, 2026 .

00:26

Do you need additional manpower down there?

00:30

Negative, we're getting removed traffic.

00:36

Good copy. We just arrived in the line.

00:38

I'll see if you need extra hands.

00:41

Thank you, I appreciate you.

00:47

Can you get somebody on Tac One, please?

00:54

Both

00:57

units

01:15

arriving 2029.

01:50

Six, coming ten, coming eleven, coming four.

01:52

Respond for water rescue.

01:54

Occupants are now on the bank here.

01:58

(number withheld) Broad Street, (number withheld) Broad Street, south of the boat ramp.

02:03

Currently, they are on the Staunton River under the 29 bridge.

02:07

Ops three, can we clear? Twenty 29 .

9/5/2026 05:26 PM

Rescue / Water Incident

US-29, Altavista, VA

Water rescue at Staunton River under Route 29 bridge

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched for a reported water rescue near the Staunton River under the Route 29 bridge, with access via a boat ramp near Broad Street. Occupants were reported on the riverbank and were being assisted.

Water rescue at Staunton River under Route 29 bridge

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