Two kayakers trapped by river current without life jackets


Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
03:37
Transcript:
Pops Fire Station 700, 711, 731, Medics 31, 3533, Porter County Dive Team and Portage Dive Team Priority 1 Watercraft Emergency Dunst Bridge at 1450, South 5, 100 East is fine to fire off 1. Timeout 1915 Clear 71. 71. I'm responding. What's the notes on this call? Clear 71. Shriver Route, 1450 South, 500 East. The more precise locations, actually about halfway between Duns Bridge and State Road 49, two subjects on two kayaks, caught in a... River Current, unable to get themselves out. They are in camouflage colored kayaks and they do not have life jackets on. Jasper County has been advised as well. Okay, if you could have a lacrosse fire respond with their boat, come fire ops one. Clear. Federal Sentinel, you can cancel Portage dive. We'll just keep the county one coming. That's so fair. Dr. Sentinel, I also have Eberra and respond with us. Keeper fire. Priority 1. Watercraft Emergency. Hunts Bridge. At 1450, South 500 East, assigned to fire us 1. Timeout 1918. Best advice they aren't able to get out of the water due to a strong current near a heavily wooded area with large embankments on both sides. Other than being stuck in the current, nobody's in true distress, nothing, medical, anything like that correct? There's nobody in the water at this time. They're just unable to get to the shore due to the current. Okay, I'm clear. unit number. Charity, Childs 4 and myself will be staging at Farrow 49 in the river. Okay. All 1, Central. Do you want Lake County Mavis dive to respond?
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Location mentioned:
Dunn's Bridge, S 500 E, Kouts, IN 46347
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