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Person in Water at Riverside Bridge in Brooklyn

FDNY is responding to a report of a person in the water at the Riverside Bridge in Brooklyn.

Location
Riverside Bridge

Radio audio

Latest transmission

Public FDNY / NYPD radio, kept for 7 days.

Updates

  1. Radio Heard: "39 in Brooklyn. 39. Going back to Richard for box 1199. 10 four."
  2. Expand 3 updates
    1. Radio Ladder 109 is on scene and asking for more information about the Marine Kay.
    2. Radio Engine 242 is on scene and asking to confirm there is no visual of anyone in the water.
    3. Radio Heard: "Rescue five, Brooklyn. Rescue five. Can you can you in? At this time yet, continuing."
  3. Person in Water at Riverside Bridge in Brooklyn
  4. Expand 4 updates
    1. Radio A citywide announcement was made for a water rescue in the Gravesend area, south of the Barragano Bridge.
    2. Radio Heard: "Status announcing Brooklyn phone alarm box 1199. Verizon Bridge under the bridge Brooklyn side for a person in the water. Marine Company nine, tactical support two and..."
    3. Radio Units confirmed they are responding to the box.
    4. Radio Units are responding to a person in the water at the Riverside Bridge.

Units on this call

Engine 242 Ladder 109 Rescue 5

Heard on the FDNY radio for this call and checked against the FDNY unit roster.

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