Unoccupied truck found in ditch; victim located nearby, Gibson City IL
TrafficA truck was found unoccupied in a ditch near Melvin area in Ford County, Illinois. Deputies observed footprints near the vehicle and searched the area. Emergency responders later located the victim near the scene.
Audio|Source: Gibson City Fire
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Transcript:
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Melvin and Roberts Fire, did you by chance check the scene when you were pulling up to the scene itself? Were you able to see any footprints or any individual as you arrived up to the scene?
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We're just going up on scene now.
00:23
We do have a deck down in a ditch, and we also have a truck down the bottom of the ditch.
00:32
Okay, Deputy has been on scene, and he noticed that there were footprints that came up out of the drainage ditch there, and he said that he was noticing that the vehicle is unoccupied, and he is...
00:49
out searching the area to see if he can locate the individual.
00:52
He wasn't sure if you coming from the other direction if you were able to locate an individual or see other footprints leading the other direction.
01:01
We have a victim here.
01:03
We just come out of the deck.
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We're down here just four miles east.
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We're trying for.
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I'll let the deputy now.
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Ford County, Buckley 52.
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Buckley, 52.
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Yeah,
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just be advised we're coming up from the west on 800.
01:31
We heard your traffic.
01:32
We'll keep an eye out for anybody walking.
01:37
Buckley 52, please be advised that Melvin and Roberts located the victim.
01:42
She is there on scene Melvin and Roberts are with her right now.
01:48
Ten-four.
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We have our rescue, Tim.
01:54
We got ice-pern there.
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Ten-four, Ralph.
01:58
We're about two miles from you.
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