Rescue attempts for unresponsive person in American River, Sacramento County CA
Medical EmergencyEmergency crews are responding to a person who was found unresponsive and stuck on a gravel shelf, about 20-30 yards off the shore, in the American River. Multiple fire and EMS units are working to coordinate the rescue.
Audio|Source: Sacramento Regional Fire and EMS
05:14
Transcript:
And all units 24-7 is arriving and I'll have bridge command. The medic 17 in place of medic 1 11. The bridge command. 31 from command. Just confirming you guys are up on the bridge and I assume you guys have pretty good visual. Hey firm. And that 24-07. Go ahead. Pay contact with the RP about a half mile westbound of South Bridge just east of sunrise. We do have an individual lane based down the water to the river left. Copy. 6-2 command. That's 6-2. Have you guys launched yet or made it to the ramp? That's negative. Based on the location, we're gonna launch out of sunrise, so we're still around. Copy. is loaded, headed just river left on the little gravel bank, he's stuck up on the shelf. And truck six side is on scene with engine 31, we'll be at the PCA bridge. And confirming you've got a visual on the victim from the PCA bridge. We're going to go face-to-face with engine 31 right now. Commander 6.3 is staged at the Raff rental. Let us know if you need it's north side, south side, or downstream protection. Copy. Just stand by there for a second. We'll figure out the exact where they're at and we'll use you for downstream. Command, Truck 65. Go ahead. We just made contact with law enforcement on scene who are reporting that the victim may be between the PCA bridge and the boat launch where Boat 65 normally launches and the patient may be in the water on River right. Yeah, I think 31, did you have a visual on the victim earlier? Negative. 31 did not have eyes on the victim. Medics 665 was a visual, or half a mile left of the South Bridgeport, patients on the river left on the shallow side. All right, in Medic 665, just confirming when you say half mile, which part are you passed? Sunrise or the PGA. We're just east of Sunrise direction. Got. 665, 863, we're right behind you by the program. Are you guys able to get access to this patient? Do you need us to continue and assist? Or is this going to be waiting for both 65? bike trail right now just parallel we can't access the patient patient's about 20 30 yards offshore it is in shallow water walkable the person's been on responses so far you said it is walkable to uh where the victim's at? Is the boat can be able to make access there? I don't think the boat can be able to get right a mix of the patient. It looks pretty shallow. He's hung up on the shelf of gravel. Can walk out. It's just 20-30 yards out stream. All right, both six-five copies. Both six-wise on lower.
And all units 24-7 is arriving and I'll have bridge command. The medic 17 in place of medic 1 11. The bridge command. 31 from command. Just confirming you guys are up on the bridge and I assume you guys have pretty good visual. Hey firm. And that 24-07. Go ahead. Pay contact with the RP about a half mile westbound of South Bridge just east of sunrise. We do have an individual lane based down the water to the river left. Copy. 6-2 command. That's 6-2. Have you guys launched yet or made it to the ramp? That's negative. Based on the location, we're gonna launch out of sunrise, so we're still around. Copy. is loaded, headed just river left on the little gravel bank, he's stuck up on the shelf. And truck six side is on scene with engine 31, we'll be at the PCA bridge. And confirming you've got a visual on the victim from the PCA bridge. We're going to go face-to-face with engine 31 right now. Commander 6.3 is staged at the Raff rental. Let us know if you need it's north side, south side, or downstream protection. Copy. Just stand by there for a second. We'll figure out the exact where they're at and we'll use you for downstream. Command, Truck 65. Go ahead. We just made contact with law enforcement on scene who are reporting that the victim may be between the PCA bridge and the boat launch where Boat 65 normally launches and the patient may be in the water on River right. Yeah, I think 31, did you have a visual on the victim earlier? Negative. 31 did not have eyes on the victim. Medics 665 was a visual, or half a mile left of the South Bridgeport, patients on the river left on the shallow side. All right, in Medic 665, just confirming when you say half mile, which part are you passed? Sunrise or the PGA. We're just east of Sunrise direction. Got. 665, 863, we're right behind you by the program. Are you guys able to get access to this patient? Do you need us to continue and assist? Or is this going to be waiting for both 65? bike trail right now just parallel we can't access the patient patient's about 20 30 yards offshore it is in shallow water walkable the person's been on responses so far you said it is walkable to uh where the victim's at? Is the boat can be able to make access there? I don't think the boat can be able to get right a mix of the patient. It looks pretty shallow. He's hung up on the shelf of gravel. Can walk out. It's just 20-30 yards out stream. All right, both six-five copies. Both six-wise on lower.
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Sacramento County, CA
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