Water rescue operation for possible swimmer in distress, Carpentersville IL


Fire departments are conducting a water rescue operation in the Fox River near Brunner Forest Preserve. A person was seen swimming or possibly in distress. Drone and sonar are used to search the water. Coordinated efforts involve boats and water rescue teams, setting up command near Kings and William.
Audio|Source: QuadCom Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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down from Ridge, 92.
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Go ahead.
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So the person who saw this, they would be a person went in across the river.
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On the other side of the river,
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the other side of the river.
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The man reported.
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Go ahead.
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I just crossed the river. You want me to go back and try and get across from you?
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That would be perfect.
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Okay,
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is that lining up with Lock River Shores?
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Back down, 40.
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41.
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One is right across on the west side of the river from where is in the 92.
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...acly across from where the river is.
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20.
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It's the Brunner Forest Preserve, near State Rte 31.
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That's...
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I can see the footbridge, I think, over in the property,
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right across the property.
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Poh-1-17 out reporting I'm telling us here
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401
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and water if you wanted to give you a hands up a high up that forest reserve them roll
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Water Rescue and Greaves on the scene.
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Water Rescue and Greaves on the scene.
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Water Rescue 411. Did you have traffic?
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Water Rescue 41.
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Water Rescue 41. Water rescue 41.
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Harder Street 41 and wrap a piece with water.
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Signet, George.
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Good.
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Be advised to make my way back to the river and the Brunner Forest Preserve right now.
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Message is deep.
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We're going to launch our Zodiac and get a sonar in the water.
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Here, Mr.
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4.1.
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4.001.
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We're going to set up an area command at the location, Kings and William,
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at the very command of Kings and William right now and in a second, just give me a rundown of all the units, please.
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And I'm not sure if you're aware, but we do have a Charlie unit out there with a drone as well.
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E93.
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Go ahead.
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Do you have another boat in the water?
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It's going to be hard to get in the sonar and two swift water guys in this boat.
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We can just put the sonar in the water, drop it up north of you, and then come down.
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Is that all right?
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Yeah, however you make it work.
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Currently, there's no other boats right now.
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Copy that. So Hector and I are going to put the sonar in the boat. We'll keep a foot water fag in the boat with us and we'll bring it down with it.
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Battalion 9 will recommend.
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Good.
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If you can see the drone, it is over the water, it is over something that is swimming in the water, we can't tell if it's an animal or a person,
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but it is definitely over an object that is moving through the water and looks like it is swimming or something.
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William, I'm glad.
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This one started to dive to do at this time.
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So yeah, if you could go over and be on the borrower side, that would be good.
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If you're operating that drone, we got two guys.
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Fireman directly underwear as what where they see where they are in relation to what they saw we're looking right now we don't see what in the water is much
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Ambulance 52 on the engine Cross Street Williams Road King Road and Gold Road and Gold Road Sandlin and Willie
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It was moving in that direction.
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We're trying to find it again.
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Okay, I see the golden.
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It was straight out from there.
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I can't go ahead every time now.
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Okay, 9 -4-41, do you want to launch up the Williams and heads north on the river, we have our son around our boat?
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If you think you can make that watch, go for it, yes.
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It's pretty shallow.
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Location mentioned:
Brunner Family Forest Preserve, 18N681 State Rte 31, Carpentersville, IL 60110
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