Elderly man rescued from possible drowning near Blind Pass Rd, Sarasota FL


Emergency responders are assisting an elderly or middle-aged man who may have drowned near Blind Pass Rd and Turtle Beach Rd. CPR is being performed, and a landing zone is being prepared for possible helicopter transport.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
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Transcript:
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13 and 1013, EMS1 respond for drowning, near Blind Pass Rd, cross street Turtle Beach Rd, grid 241, U.S.
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and respond, TAC 6[1].
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Station 11 Disregard.
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Radia M.S. 1.
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Add me to that Blind Pass call.
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No forth. Dispatch Rescue 13 is in route.
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Be advised engine 13 will be taking Utility 13.
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Copy your rescue 13, engine 13, and utility 13.
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Dispatch from the Giant 3, give us a tap channel, please.
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It was a sign tag 6.
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93 and round on tax X.
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I'm responding from station 16.
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QMF1 about tax, sir.
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Taffee.
00:32
Taffey. Did you change dispatch carrying first, I mean to the growing call please.
00:36
Copy coming for a 60.
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Dispatch from Rescue 13.
00:38
Are you able to get an age of the patient in a better location? I just see advice that hidden beach on the notes.
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We'll try to get an age on the child.
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CPR is in progress at this time.
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Revising just south of fishermen's cover right before midnight pass.
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This matchment Tyne 2 is going to be in round.
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That's EMS1. AMS1.
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Let's also just verify that baits fine.
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Before, we'll advise.
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I'm heading that way for an LZ.
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Okay 1040.
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Moving on C and rest 53-9-1.
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If you'll be, I'm thinking the Benderson property 1641 is my first and I'll give you a secondary if we confirm.
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If we have had good access on that Benderson property, that would be the closest break dispatch from Battalion 3.
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Go ahead. Obviously we're going to wait till we get cruised on scene to decide whether we're flying or not.
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But if we do fly, we're probably going to be using the Benderson property.
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Hold the Southbridge call the tender and have them no traffic until we tell them it's clear.
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Do you want to help now?
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I do.
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Therefore, be advised of getting conflicting on the age of the patient.
01:38
One of the comments is elderly male, possibly middle-aged.
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Okay, that's fine.
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We'll still establish a landing zone or at least location of landing zone until we get confirmation, what we're doing.
01:49
If we're confirmed it's going to be elderly male subjects.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 6: Tactical radio channel 6 used for coordinated operations and communications among responders.
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Location mentioned:
Near Blind Pass Rd, Sarasota, FL 34242
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