Person hangs off highway overpass with injuries, Sullivan County NY


Emergency responders managed a person hanging off a highway overpass rail. The individual appeared to have leg and shoulder injuries but was conscious. Traffic was shut down on the eastbound lanes near the overpass to secure the scene until medical units arrived.
Audio|Source: Sullivan County Fire/EMS Paging
07:19
Transcript:
00:00
We need to get somebody down on eastbound under this bridge ASAP.
00:05
Senate Unit 6-1, shutdown the highway.
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1F3-3-exit 102. Exit 102.
00:16
So 133Det exit, 104 and stop all traffic going eastbound to the Old Liberty Road. I'll overpass, Sheriff's Office House, MHL.
00:29
7 to 911[2]-211-22 is allowed as well.
00:35
Route 1333 to the highway. So down, eastbound 1457.
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EMS[1] 2371.
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71. 271.
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321. Say again.
00:48
Now's coming to base beside myself.
00:51
Now's coming to base beside myself.
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That.
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2371 responding.
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Responding 1450.
01:04
23108 cell in the M.S.
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D14O.
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420. Is there a fight around seen there yet?
01:15
South 506 and 515 will be out.
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So you're 14507.
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Is there an update on the patient?
01:24
Fair by. Phone fire 2311.
01:27
Now and if we could hold any additional responder,
01:31
just let 5-8 and I see if we can mitigate this.
01:35
No additional to the scene.
01:40
Firmire 2311.
01:47
1F33911[2]. You said eastbound, correct?
01:52
U.S. 2310.
01:54
Affirmly they want to shut down eastbound just east at 104.
02:01
That will be out momentarily.
02:04
One way to get it on.
02:06
No response from fire as seen there now. Initially reported with leg and shoulder injuries,
02:13
patient was conscious.
02:15
Receive.
02:16
Okay.
02:22
Last 33911[2], are you able to get a unit just right at 104 to divert off the highway?
02:31
No one in the units for AXO104 area.
02:37
I'm responding eastbound one zero two I can do that.
02:42
If you can do the traffic off, one zero for eastbound off-front.
02:48
One F33911[2] and also possibly the 104 on-ramp eastbound eastbound.
02:57
If I'm also a PD2-9 over there. I-1257.
03:05
You have a unit that can head out at Jefferson Street and stop traffic from getting down on the highway, 104 is on-run.
03:12
Okay.
03:16
Okay.
03:17
Okay.
03:19
You're playing.
03:24
I'll be able to shut down two with the three lanes. I'm going to need one more to get everybody off the exit here.
03:30
First, uh,
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uh,
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about.
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Med 2371. 11,
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I believe, is headed to that location now.
03:42
I've seen 1500 hours.
03:45
The Dean, correct, you have one of nine around to that location.
03:53
From the Stats, Emperor, Seaville de Montefell, Regency Manor, 74th, 3rd, District of Department,
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50. Full victim, back injury, BLS response.
04:02
Repeat, for Empress, Seville, DeMonell, 74 Sturge this road, apartment, 50.
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83, female, full victim, back injury, BLF response, 1501.
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TIPO-1-3-9-AWAWFRT.
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One-O-N-3-3-3.
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This is Old Root 17.
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Waitsperson needed for that 1-048 balance.
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Emper's what?
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Epper.CAPR. 8-Cathil 16-0-2.
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Malt-Munus. 1-033, go ahead.
04:41
The Old Route 17 overpass or the one off Liberty Street.
04:45
We're going to move up then.
04:50
I'm at the Olu 171. I'm at the Olu 171-8 -8-8-8-8-8-8-8.
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51901, 6104 east to shut down.
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He's going to be responding from Monticello.
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Receive. 8-8,
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if you can take the Ben Machet Road, make the right on the coffin,
05:19
come out on 17B, make a left there.
05:22
Go up Broadway that way. There's a situation going on on the 104 area. The highway is completely shut down.
05:29
5-171-104 is bound.
05:31
Unrap the shutdown 1503.
05:33
C-17911[2]. I'll be around to the shutdown 17 west from the village of Monticelloa.
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17-03.
05:42
All right, thanks.
05:43
Okay.
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23-1-8-0-2-0-8. 23-108.
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23-108.
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514 to 911[2].
06:08
514 to 911[2].
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514. Do you have a medical staging yet?
06:19
I'll start in where we select in the stage.
06:25
The individual is starting to hang off of the rail in pretty far.
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3301-1-1-3-3.
06:40
Is there any way we can get ambulance staged over here, where I'm at on 17, just after 104, just thinking if you guys jump?
06:52
Thank you, sir.
06:54
EMS[1] 5188.
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C-7-911[2]. I'll be out on 53.
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5188.
07:06
818, I'm going to redirect.
07:09
If you could stage for a mental... The 104 East on...
07:17
Don't go any further than the East on...
Police codes explained
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[1]
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
[2]
911: Emergency telephone number
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Old Rte 17, New York
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