False alarm for drowning reported near S Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach FL


Emergency units responded to a possible drowning near South Atlantic Avenue involving a surfer acting distressed offshore. Upon arrival, responders found the surfer waving once and determined the report was a false alarm from a concerned third-party caller. No further incident was found.
Audio|Source: Brevard County Sheriff East Precinct and Fire, Cocoa Beach Police / Fire
03:23
Transcript:
00:00
Do you have a unit en route near South Atlantic Avenue for the possible drowning?
00:04
We have unit en route and district on scene.
00:08
Copy, thank you.
00:13
Coco Beach, BCFR and Countywide.
00:21
Cocoa Beach, BCFR and Countywide.
00:23
Go ahead.
00:27
We also had another call come in for back pain near South Atlantic, Unit 2.
00:34
Two units en route for that as well.
00:41
Can you call in, please?
00:49
District 50LU, nothing showing at this time. I've got one surfer,
00:54
not 16th Street,
00:56
stay on board.
00:58
Trying to get more information from Vice Center.
01:00
Thank you, Senator.
01:12
District 50's on same as bystander.
01:15
Relating it is, the surfer, just offshore, it's outside to break.
01:20
I've seen him wave his arm one time.
01:22
Be sure if you want to come down to this location, make access,
01:28
and contact you from property if it's okay.
01:39
Danger 51's on scene with Brevard County Rescue 6 -1.
01:50
Engine 51 is straight down sending one rescue somewhere out here,
01:54
wave.
01:58
Disregarded? Yeah, I just got to be quite surfing.
02:01
We've got a wave.
02:02
We're on the beach crew to check.
02:06
Copy, we're coming down with my gear.
02:08
Code of these districts.
02:12
Go ahead.
02:13
See another auto aid in the area of South Atlantic Avenue.
02:24
What's that reference?
02:27
It's going to be a reference to an 8-year-old female with back pain. They did advise that they had a rescue already in a crowd.
02:36
Copy that. I've got a beach crew going to make access to this subject in the water.
02:41
Beach Corps is on scan as well.
02:45
Copy.
02:51
This is a little cook of beach. We go. Just getting the water with flooding forward.
02:57
Have a desk in the water one summer.
03:04
District 50, Googabee, situation update.
03:07
Subject is in notice or ask you a third-party caller with concern. Okay.
03:13
Okay.
03:18
District 50, Steve 51 back on the shore.
03:21
District 50, Steve 51 back on the shore.
03:22
Okay,
03:23
one back in trouble.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
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