Water rescue call for suicidal subject ends without incident, Richmond VA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders were called to Southhampton Road and Riverside Drive for a water rescue involving a suicidal subject. The person was last seen leaving the area in a gray Honda Civic near the James River. The subject has since left the location and the incident was cleared.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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05:52
Transcript:
00:00
Water Rescue 3, Engine 20, Water Rescue 1, Truck 5, Water Rescue 2, Engine 13, Engine 25, Engine 19, Safety 1, Battalion 2, Water Rescue,
00:13
Riverside Drive and Southampton Road.
00:15
Water Rescue 3.
00:17
Engine 20. Water Rescue 1.
00:19
Truck 5. Water Rescue 2.
00:21
Engine 13. Engine 25.
00:24
Engine 19. Safety 1.
00:26
And Battalion 2.
00:27
Water Rescue.
00:29
Riverside Drive and Southampton Road.
00:31
On tap Channel 3.
00:33
Timeout. (number withheld).
00:43
Safety Water Route, (number withheld).
00:50
Water Rescue 1 and Water Rescue 2 en route?
00:55
Copy (number withheld).
01:00
Richmond, can you give us the additional when you get a minute? We don't have an NBC in Water Rescue 1.
01:11
We're trying a grade 2012 Honda Civic, Ford or sedan.
01:17
They should be driving, same as a white male, 52, lastly wearing a plaid shirt, plaid pajama bottoms.
01:25
He's six foot, 300 pounds, has curly blonde hair named (name withheld).
01:35
Okay, I copy.
01:37
Is this person on a bridge or in or near the water?
01:47
Pericolor, she's been by with her husband is just at this location, threatening to drown himself.
01:53
Wife is not what is seen.
02:01
Season 19, the engine 25.
02:04
See,
02:08
they're at 25.
02:14
Commissioner, if you can keep trying 25 on the other channels,
02:19
engine 19 of water rescue,
02:21
we'll be coming across, you've got our bridge at about 30 seconds.
02:24
I'll see if I can give you a better location.
02:28
Racing.
02:33
Okay.
02:34
From Richard.
02:39
The office.
02:41
Water issue, three, putting it into the metals.
02:44
(number withheld).
02:45
25 from Richard.
02:48
Safety ones on the Huguenot Bridge, we'll advise.
02:54
Mr. Copy Safety, we'll...
02:57
On the bridge, we'll advise 13th and Higg.
03:03
The 19 is also on scene.
03:05
It appears the subject is pulling off.
03:15
The official copy is 19OC about the subject possibly pulling off.
03:20
Will investigate (number withheld).
03:26
19, which vehicle was that? I think it was gray, but what kind of vehicle was it?
03:35
Safety one.
03:36
That was a gray Honda, but it was an incorrect license plate.
03:40
We also had two occupants, not just one.
03:46
Okay,
03:48
safety one, copy.
03:51
Engine 19 to Richmond.
03:55
19, go ahead.
03:59
All right, keep all units coming, we're going to keep checking areas.
04:03
I see 25 down at Flatwater.
04:06
Can you go ahead and show Engine 19 with Ginger to come in.
04:11
Reservoir copies, 13OC, advise in all companies.
04:15
Keep Covers, ATJ, Zerver Command, (number withheld).
04:22
Observer Command, the engine 25.
04:28
25.
04:31
Do you have a car down there at the canoe launch that matches the description?
04:37
Gray, Honda, Civic,
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License,
04:41
Union, Mary,
04:42
David,
04:43
(number withheld) or (number withheld).
04:51
Take it up to engine 19.
04:53
It was reported that black Honda passed us while we were approaching the park.
04:59
But we did not catch the end.
05:02
Great.
05:08
Man from Water Rescue 3.
05:12
Go ahead, Water Rescue.
05:16
We just saw the individual described in the notes.
05:19
He was in the Civic match in that description, leaving the area.
05:22
He was at the roundabout leaving the Pony Pasture area.
05:30
All right, command copy.
05:35
Richmond, you can clear this incident.
05:38
All companies go returned service.
05:40
Subject has left the area.
05:43
Richard Copies, James River, Incident, terminated, subject has left all companies in return,
05:51
(number withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Southampton Rd & Riverside Dr, Richmond, VA 23235
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