Manhattan - Water Rescue - 4/13/10

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Date: 4/13/10

Time: 00:00 hours

Location: Hudson River south of the George Washington Bridge

Frequency: FDNY Manhattan, NYPD SOD

Units Operating: FDNY Box assignment, NYPD Aviation with divers

Weather Conditions: clear

Description Of Incident: rescue of a person in the water, reportedly survived a jump off the GWB.

Reporters/Writer: ryang

12:00 hours

Phone Box 1739

Engs 93, 67, 84

TL45 (Water/Ice Rescue Co), L34

Battalion 13

Rescue 1

Marine 1

Bronx also has a UCT box out for the Washington Bridge over the Harlem River. Bronx CO attempting to confirm callback.

12:02 hours

Bronx Box is a 10-91.

Rescue 3, Tactical Support 1, Rescue Battalion, Safety Battalion assigned to Box 1739, replacing Rescue 1

12:02 hours

Battalion 13: Port Authority is reporting a closed abandoned vehicle midspan, have L36 respond to Dyckman Marina and see if they can get a view from above the bridge.

Verbal Box 1793 - Respond to Dyckman Marina

L36

12:05 hours

BC13: 1739, Aviation's on scene, k. We're just north of the bridge at 181 st, we don't see anything, do you have an ETA for Marine 1?

Marine 1 has a southbound tide and 8 minute ETA.

12:08 hours

L36: Box 1793, we have nothing at the Dyckman Marina, do you have anything further?

12:11 hours

NYPD confirms a person in the water about a quarter mile south of the bridge midspan.

BC13: It looks like they're getting ready to put divers in the water from the Aviation unit.

12:13 hours

Marine 1: We're on-scene at Box 1739, PD Aviation helicopter is here, they have divers in the water.

12:13 hours

L36 is 10-8

12:17 hours

BC13: NYPD is attempting to remove the person from the water via helicopter bucket, Marine 1 is moving alongside to see if they can assist.

12:20 hours

BC13: We can confirm the person is out of the water, in the helicopter. Marine 1 has NYPD divers on board and is proceeding to 125 st to drop off the divers.

00:23 hours

BC13: The victim's been offloaded the helicopter at 125 st and has been loaded onto the ambulance. Makes this a 10-37 no code (Assist civilian - other)

As per news reports http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/teen_plunges_off_gwb_and_lives_6HKazllUb8yuFvTVY2PHwM victim was removed in extremely critical condition.

Edited April 13, 2010 by ryang