Kayaker overturned and rescued at Overpeck County Park
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Bergen NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
03:59
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00:00
Fifty engine two will be behind 50 marine unit for support.
00:05
Received, 1715 .
00:09
Be truck to car three.
00:14
You are launching the boat.
00:20
Car three to the truck.
00:21
Yeah, take a ride up there.
00:23
I do not believe they're going to have to launch the boat.
00:25
I think they'll be back by their loading dock in a few minutes.
00:32
Truck.
00:34
Car three to car one.
00:37
Go ahead, chief.
00:40
All right, I got the trucks coming up by the boat launch.
00:44
I'm not sure which one they're going to, but I was visual on them.
00:48
But they seem like they're okay.
00:51
So I don't know if we put a boat in the water yet.
00:55
No, let's continue a boat in the water until this kayaker is retrieved.
01:02
Firecom to Overpeck command.
01:06
Firecom, go ahead with your message.
01:11
I have Ridgefield Park PD on the phone stating they have officers that were trying to give instructions to that kayaker and he was refusing them.
01:21
All right, ten four.
01:22
Car three, you have communication with the PD?
01:27
They just left the scene.
01:30
All right, let's see.
01:32
Individual is no longer in that location.
01:34
Let's relocate back into the county park, see if we can get eyes from the amphitheater area.
01:41
Ten four.
01:42
50 trucks, bad.
01:46
See that? There's cows with the Farley and Leonia.
01:50
It is okay.
01:54
Fifty truck, can you repeat? It's coming in broken up, sir.
01:59
Car one to 50 truck, I received that just to stand down.
02:02
Car one to car two.
02:05
Go ahead.
02:07
Chief, what's your location?
02:11
We're at the launch site.
02:14
Can you ascertain what's going on? The Teanecks reporting that they spoke with the occupant and they're not in distress.
02:22
They are with a rowing coach.
02:24
Can you just get that information and relay it to us? Everybody else clear the air unless we have information on the kayaker.
02:34
Received, Sam, I will confirm.
02:37
T-Nex Squad 22, Richfield Park One.
02:42
T-Nex Squad, go ahead.
02:45
All right, single skull rower flipped,
02:49
righted. Returning with coaches to the Overpeck dock by us.
02:56
Hi, car 1104 .
02:57
My car two should be on location there with you now.
03:02
Yeah, he's okay.
03:04
No ambulance needed.
03:05
Everything's all good.
03:08
I received.
03:09
Car one two, Firecom?
03:13
Firecom, go come in.
03:16
All right, we're receiving reports the occupant has been retrieved by a rowing coach and they're making their way to land now.
03:24
We're going to have the marine one from Richfield Park with car two standing by to confirm the same, and then I'll update you.
03:33
Received, 1807.
03:37
Car two to car one.
03:40
Go for car one.
03:44
Just made contact with the distressed swimmer.
03:47
We're going to check him out, see if he needs any sort of medical attention.
03:53
I received.
03:54
We don't need the TNX unit you can communicate with them directly to release them.
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