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FDNY · MANHATTAN · Other
Police Have Person Near Gracie Mansion Dock in Manhattan
FDNY units are responding to a report of a person in the water on the East River near East 111th Street in Manhattan. Battalion 12 reported that the police department has a person and that they appear to be heading toward the Gracie Mansion dock. Marine Six is en route with a ten-minute ETA and is reporting a northbound current.
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Updates
- Radio Heard: "Engine 53 to Manhattan."
- Radio Units are returning to Brooklyn.
- Radio Battalion 31 reported that all FDNY operations have concluded and that the patient is with EMS, being transported to Gracie Mansion.
- Police Have Person Near Gracie Mansion Dock in ManhattanPD has a person; heading to Gracie Mansion dock
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- Radio Battalion 12 reported that the police department has a person and that they appear to be heading toward the Gracie Mansion dock.
- Radio Ladder 41 is being redirected to Reynolds Island base.
- Radio Heard: "Engine 53, Manhattan. That's going to be 53. Engine 53. We got a confirmed person in the water. He's uh about 200 meters from shore, closer to Randall's Island. He's..."
- Radio Battalion 12 reported a police report that the person could be midstream by 114th Street and redirected units to the 84.
- Marine Unit Reports Northbound Current on East RiverMarine Six 10-min ETA; northbound current reported; all companies responding
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- Radio Heard: "Citywide announcing for the borough of Manhattan a water rescue, box 133 O, in the East River by East one 11 Street for a person in the water. Citywide announcing the..."
- Radio Marine Six reported a ten-minute ETA and a northbound current; Battalion 12 confirmed they are responding.
- Person in Water Reported on East River Near East 111th Street
- Radio Ladder 43 and Rescue confirmed they are responding to the box.
Units on this call
Battalion 12 Engine 53 Ladder 43 Squad 41
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