Water rescue after man in river calls for help


Description: A man is in the river calling for help. Fire and rescue crews are responding to a water rescue near West Falls Avenue and North Lower Crossing Street in Spokane. He is about 10 to 15 yards into the water and waving his arms. Responders are moving to reach him and help him to safety.
Audio|Source: Spokane City and County Fire / EMS Dispatch
03:57
Transcript:
00:00Ocan Engine 2, West Falls Avenue and North Lower Crossing Street.00:07Channel Fire Up 15.00:13The source was responding to Falls and Lower Crossing Court.00:18Male yelling for help.00:19He's about 10 to 15 yards into the water.00:2230-year-old native or Hispanic male, no shirt, no other people seen in the...00:28River, he was yelling for help and waving his arms.00:32Collar is not currently seeing him.00:34Correction, we are, you know,00:37reporting the caller is seeing him.00:38This will be at the west end of the Wall Avenue.00:41Elba Call.00:42Cheeney Engine 1-22 North 11th Street, Tracy Apartments, Channel South Primary.00:51Unknown Problems.00:57Go ahead.01:01Squad 4 from Taiwan.01:07Clark Park.01:10Yeah, can you get across the Sandifer Bridge and Axa Falls Avenue?01:19We can turn around and drive? We can't drive across the Standerford Bridge, but we can go head over there off of Maple.01:31Yeah, you're going to be best apparatus to get down there for now, I think.01:36If that's water, three is responding.01:42This is a question of our report, Evelyn.01:45Hopefully, family not our machine well-checked in the mail, did we hear from the caller in the station area of the water if we were active in the ocean.01:52There's no reason prior to distance at the location in the water.01:56It's now,01:57partially on the shore, but reported.
00:00
Ocan Engine 2, West Falls Avenue and North Lower Crossing Street.
00:07
Channel Fire Up 15.
00:13
The source was responding to Falls and Lower Crossing Court.
00:18
Male yelling for help.
00:19
He's about 10 to 15 yards into the water.
00:22
30-year-old native or Hispanic male, no shirt, no other people seen in the...
00:28
River, he was yelling for help and waving his arms.
00:32
Collar is not currently seeing him.
00:34
Correction, we are, you know,
00:37
reporting the caller is seeing him.
00:38
This will be at the west end of the Wall Avenue.
00:41
Elba Call.
00:42
Cheeney Engine 1-22 North 11th Street, Tracy Apartments, Channel South Primary.
00:51
Unknown Problems.
00:57
Go ahead.
01:01
Squad 4 from Taiwan.
01:07
Clark Park.
01:10
Yeah, can you get across the Sandifer Bridge and Axa Falls Avenue?
01:19
We can turn around and drive? We can't drive across the Standerford Bridge, but we can go head over there off of Maple.
01:31
Yeah, you're going to be best apparatus to get down there for now, I think.
01:36
If that's water, three is responding.
01:42
This is a question of our report, Evelyn.
01:45
Hopefully, family not our machine well-checked in the mail, did we hear from the caller in the station area of the water if we were active in the ocean.
01:52
There's no reason prior to distance at the location in the water.
01:56
It's now,
01:57
partially on the shore, but reported.
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Location mentioned:
W Falls Ave & N Lower Crossing St, Spokane, WA 99201
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