Yonkers - Water Rescue 4-16-16

x635
By x635,
Date: 4-16-16
Time: 16:16hrs
Location:  Hudson River, just north of the JFK Marina
District: Yonkers Battalion: (Yonkers) 1 (Westchester) 18 Weather: 62F, clear
Units: Yonkers FD     Engine 308, Battalion 1           Yonkers PD     Patrol, ESU           Empress EMS  ALS Ambulance, BLS Ambulance, Medic Supervisor           Irvington FD    Rescue 49, Marine 4, Car 2202           Tarrytown FD  Marine 5, Car 2461, Car 2462           WCPD             (SOD) Marine 2, ESU, Aviation
Writer:  x635
Description: Person in the water, in distress   16:18  Engine 308 reporting kayaker in distress, on shore with wife, difficult visual from shore of JFK Marina   16:22  Engine 308 reporting kayaker has life vest on per wife, is floating in the water   16:26  Yonkers FD Battalion 1 reporting subject is about 300 yards off shore, current is flowing north, subject is now further north of JFK Marina, floating in life preserver alongside boat   16:32 All separate agencies, IC's, and Dispatch Centers trying to determine and figure out interoperability frequency.   16:33 Yonkers Battalion 1 reporting good Samaritans going out in a rowboat.   16:39 Westchester County PD Marine 2 in the area   16:40 Yonkers Battalion 1 reporting subject is out of the water. Best access for ambulance is via the same path ESU took aside railroad tracks to boat club.