Person flees into wetlands near Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Gainesville FL
Missing PersonPolice and fire units are searching near Sweetwater Wetlands Park for a person who fled into nearby wetlands and wooded areas. The terrain is marshy and home to alligators, raising safety concerns. The individual is described as a skinny male about 5 feet 8 inches tall wearing a gray hoodie and blue shorts. Search teams are coordinating efforts including use of a drone to locate the person.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Oh, I think I found a creek that you heard of splashing...
00:07
I've been flashing in the creek right now, just east of the wetlands park, or SWC conservation.
00:17
Blyzon, make sure he's not drowning.
00:20
I can't get through this sense.
00:23
I've been advised as too shallow to drown. It's just really, really mucky and wet.
00:27
I've got all 32 units, 1014?
00:29
1014.
00:30
104. Let's see.
00:33
845, 981.
00:34
You guys have anything in addition to being eluding?
00:38
54 and that.
00:42
Paul, if you can see where I am, just right there, right to try all this flashing.
00:47
Yeah, 10-4[1]. Are you able to maybe get someone to unlock that gate for you?
00:56
Yeah, let me try and find somebody.
01:01
Flash off my 36.
01:02
1936.
01:04
736,000. 6363.
01:11
I'll have the drone up in like two minutes, so I'm at fishing wildlife, and where am I looking from here?
01:20
There is a low ground, marsh of ground,
01:24
just south of Williston Road, south and,
01:27
yeah, just south of Williston Road, all the way to Sweetwater Wetlands Park.
01:39
Wyatt, the gate that you were talking about, does it have a code that you can put on it? I got one of the SWC guys to open it, but I found what our splashing is. There's a big-ass gator back here.
01:54
We all tell you, there's a bunch of wetlands and gaiters. He's probably hand railing Williston Road somewhere in this thick brush.
02:02
It's sticking wet enough that I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't go more than 10 yards into the woodline from Williston Road.
02:09
All right, so you think he's in that water?
02:16
No, I heard some type of splash him, but I just walked up. There's about a tapefugator there, so I doubt he's there.
02:27
Paul, our best bet is between Fish and Wildlife and you along the south side of Wilson Road, is that we were guessing?
02:34
Between fishing and wildlife and the entrance to Sweetwater Wetlands Park, probably no more than 20 yards into the woodline, because any more than that, he's going to be in the middle of super wet marshy stuff.
02:49
2153.
02:52
Littlewood's going to be doing a lockdown drill. It's just one-dash value on that. You said Littlewood?
02:59
Or a little one.
03:00
All right, lockdown drill, thank you.
03:03
We see what he was wearing, any color that was thin out.
03:07
Great hoodie, blue shorts.
03:09
Skinny Bravo Mic 5-8, dark compulsion.
03:18
Do you have anybody with you?
03:24
Cages coming.
03:30
Everybody's at the gate at SWC. That's unlocked. It's just wrapped around.
03:35
Gladrow from Rescue, 31.
03:36
31.
03:42
Can you attach the heavy to our call and have them meet us at North Florida for manpower?
03:49
That's interesting.
03:50
Advise we have an ETA of about 10 to 15 minutes.
03:53
Massacre Steve.
03:55
Did anybody make itself to the power line yet?
03:58
I don't believe he's able to get south to the power line.
04:02
Call out to a 64 fishing care transfer.
04:06
Patient care transferring.
04:13
From the air, it looks very possible. He can get to the power line. I'm going to check that. It's going to be hard to see through the woods. I'm going to check places that if he's anywhere out in the open moving, we'll see him.
04:24
Heavy 23, you're going to be responding to North Florida.
04:27
As a request of Rescue 31, reference, lift assists.
04:31
They're about 10 to 15 out.
04:38
Herman, is that one of us down on the timeline to the west of me?
04:42
That's going to be me.
04:44
Oh yeah, I just zoomed in on you. I got excited.
04:52
To my north and to my south is nothing but Marshall Woodlands.
04:56
Like I said, if I had to wager a guess, he's within five yards, five, ten yards of Willispen Road, looking at Williston Road.
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Location mentioned:
Sweetwater Wetlands Park, 325 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, FL 32601
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