Person attempting suicide on Purple People Bridge, Cincinnati OH
Medical EmergencyThis audio is a dispatcher radio call about a suicide attempt on the Purple People Bridge in Cincinnati. The dispatcher reports a person down on the bridge and about three bystanders looking over the center arch. They also note two older dogs inside a nearby residence. Multiple responding units and nearby jurisdictions, including Newport and Cable County, are being notified and coordinated. The dispatcher says they will check cameras and attempt to launch a drone. Specific unit identifiers mentioned in the audio have been withheld.
Audio|Source: Cincinnati Police
02:35
Transcript:
Complainant said there are two older dogs inside the residence. (name withheld), can you start me on that run and preempt if needed? Okay. (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), suicide attempt in progress. East Pete Rose Way, the Purple People Bridge, subject down on the bridge. If units have a phone out, please advise. (number withheld) repeat your traffic. I copy that. Do we have a marine unit or a command post for both? Fires en route. Make sure Newport is aware. Copy. Cable County is advised. (number withheld). Can I have (number withheld) on channel Charlie for reference to their run. I may have already relayed to him the information, but I'll have him switch channel. Witnesses say at the first center arch over the water, mid-block, about three people were looking down. We're setting up and will try to get a drone up. Copy. I am checking camera.
Complainant said there are two older dogs inside the residence. (name withheld), can you start me on that run and preempt if needed? Okay. (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), suicide attempt in progress. East Pete Rose Way, the Purple People Bridge, subject down on the bridge. If units have a phone out, please advise. (number withheld) repeat your traffic. I copy that. Do we have a marine unit or a command post for both? Fires en route. Make sure Newport is aware. Copy. Cable County is advised. (number withheld). Can I have (number withheld) on channel Charlie for reference to their run. I may have already relayed to him the information, but I'll have him switch channel. Witnesses say at the first center arch over the water, mid-block, about three people were looking down. We're setting up and will try to get a drone up. Copy. I am checking camera.
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Purple People Bridge, Cincinnati, OH
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