Truck partially submerged with patient trapped over 20 hours, Oceana County MI
Rescue teams are responding to a vehicle accident involving a truck partially submerged in water near 116th Ave in Otto Township. The patient trapped inside has been there for at least 20 hours and is disoriented but not complaining of pain.
Audio|Source: Oceana County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Central Dispatch, Grant Rescue is en route.
00:04
Track Rescue in route, (number withheld).
00:10
Grant Rescue from Washington, (number withheld).
00:16
Central (number withheld).
00:18
I'll be on scene.
00:19
You can show me skills command.
00:22
There's (number withheld) on scene, Skills Command, (number withheld).
00:28
Go ahead, O'Shenant, (number withheld).
00:34
We'd advise some of it is still in the truck.
00:37
Half the truck is still in the water.
00:39
Best access for wreckers are going to be about 15 feet off the top of the hill in order you're going to be continuing access along the river in front of the (number withheld)'s travel.
00:51
I have that.
00:57
And that's responding from Keelstrom.
01:02
Go ahead, command (number withheld).
01:04
All right,
01:11
so patient appears to be probably been out here for at least 20 hours.
01:15
Vehicle's really not warm anymore.
01:18
Definitely altered.
01:20
Not really complaining of anything, but is not making a whole lot of sense.
01:25
We're going to work on getting him out of the creek area so we can get him out of his vehicle.
01:31
And if you take Skeels off of 116th, you'll go right into the dead end.
01:35
You can't mess us.
01:37
Okay, clear.
01:38
We're on 116th right now.
01:39
Be there shortly.
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Location mentioned:
116th Ave, Otto Township, MI 49452
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