Disabled pontoon boat adrift on Lake Shipp

Heard on: Polk County FL Fire-Tac

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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(number withheld) Lake Shipp Drive South Lake Ship Boat Ramp.

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So far it appears to be no actual emergency, nobody injured, just boat broke out in the middle of the lake.

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Copy. Disabled vessel.

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That's affirmative.

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Just updated, there's going to be six people on board, black pontoon boat.

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Copy.

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We'll be en route then.

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Okay.

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This is Tampa.

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I have visual on them.

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I'm coming around the lake now.

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They're just floating in the center of the lake.

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I have four to one, Raven, Rain One.

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Rain One, go ahead.

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It doesn't say which side of the lake they're from, but you can put it over at the new boat ramp and you can get to them just as well.

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They're at center of the lake.

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Copy. We'll watch that for you right now.

2026-10-25 15:50 UTC

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Lake Shipp Boat Ramp, 1605-1699, Co Rd 655, Winter Haven, FL 33880

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers report a disabled black pontoon boat with six people aboard floating in the center of Lake Shipp near the boat ramp. No injuries or emergency are reported, and responders are approaching via the new boat ramp.