Person rescued from overturned kayak near Red River Beach, Harwich MA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency services performed a water rescue at Red River Beach where a person was in distress in the water with an overturned kayak about 500 yards from shore. The individual was safely brought to shore with the assistance of fire, marine, and ambulance units.
Audio|Heard on: Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties Fire Departments
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08:38
Transcript:
00:00
Harwich Fire for a water rescue at Red River Beach.
00:13
Oh!
00:27
Power Station 2, Station 1 and all boat operators for the water rescue.
00:32
Patient with an overturned kayak in distress, 500 yards out.
00:37
One sole wearing a white hat at Red River Beach at 842.
00:49
The principal fire, engine 2 is returning.
00:55
Engine 2 is returning.
00:56
Returning.
00:57
The car.
01:04
Car one has a...
01:07
Power try, car one responding.
01:10
Goet by Harbor Master Coast Car, please.
01:13
Car one responding, notifying Coast Guard and Harbor Master.
01:23
Power fire.
01:24
Forestry 1 on with one boat operator headed to the harbor.
01:32
One street one on with one boat operator.
01:38
Harwich Fire, Car 2 responding to Red River.
02:07
(Name withheld) bobbing in and out of the water yelling for help.
02:10
One of the reporting parties is a green mat, wearing a dark blue windbreaker and green hat.
02:20
How is fire, Kyle 1, do we have switches in the Red River this is east-end or western?
02:31
Could it be the Old Wharf Road End.
02:39
Eight minutes before clear Ccichage and return here.
02:46
Receive, clear and returning.
02:49
I've been returning.
02:54
I've done an ambulance.
02:58
Car 3 is on to the harbor with one boat operator.
03:42
I was fired Captain Willis responding to the harbor.
03:48
Captain Waltonica to the harbor.
03:57
Firecalfire, car three.
04:03
Go ahead.
04:05
Check the area and surrounding properties, no obvious odors.
04:09
Good intent, car three return.
04:16
You're clear in Rottics River.
04:20
Car one, car two.
04:24
Go ahead, up.
04:26
Yes, be advised EMS officers are in to connect the trailer and he'll start heading down to Red River as well.
04:37
Okay, good, I was going to have a rescue ambulance want to do that, so perfect.
04:44
Power One from Forestry List.
04:48
Go ahead.
04:51
You want an ambulance one to stage at the harbor for bringing the patient back there as opposed to Red River?
05:00
Yeah,
05:03
we can do that. Ambulance One, go to the harbor and stay by.
05:09
Receive red direct.
05:11
Ambulance funds direct.
05:12
To the harbor.
05:13
Are we fired a hat-down?
05:22
72 Pinehill Boulevard, near Pinehill Boulevard, cross the port side drive.
05:29
Station one of the priority three, ambulance response.
05:36
Route River.
05:43
Fire alarm, M1 is underway with Harbor Master 3.
05:50
Marine 1 underway with Harbor Master 3.
06:30
I'm at Red River Beach.
06:32
I will have command.
06:33
All units come into Red River River use caution parking lot extremely slippery.
06:37
Harbor Mass is attempting to reach the signal of the throw bag at this point.
06:50
Answering a mystery.
06:55
On location.
06:59
Received on location.
07:04
C1 at the Harvard.
07:08
Car 3 as well.
07:11
After one with the same traffic.
07:24
Ambulance, Tijuana, 7,
07:26
Pined Hill Boulevard.
07:35
Command, however far.
07:46
Answering ma'am.
07:49
Divert Ambulance 1 now to Red River along with Ambulance 4.
07:53
We have the victim on shore.
07:56
Marine 1 is going to retrieve the kayak.
08:03
Proceeds divert Ambulance 1 and Ambulance 4 to Red River.
08:06
The victim on shore.
08:09
Powered fire.
08:10
Ambulance 4 is on location River Beach.
08:14
Ambulance one will be there.
08:19
Ambulance one red direct, heading the Red River.
08:24
Fireway, fire, Marine.
08:25
Ambulon one, right.
08:26
Red River.
08:30
Can we hear from car four.
08:34
You can hold the quarters.
08:37
Understood.
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Location mentioned:
Red River Beach, Red River Beach Parking Lot, Harwich, MA 02646
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