False report of body in Des Moines River near Euclid Ave, Des Moines IA


Fire and EMS crews responded to a report of a possible body in the Des Moines River near the Euclid Avenue Bridge. After investigation, police found it was only a log. The water rescue team was stood down.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
02:57
Transcript:
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DC1, DC2, engine 7, truck 9, medic 6, medic 7, wet 2, wet 6, the Euclid Avenue River Bridge, Euclid Avenue River Bridge on a wet rescue.
00:11
DC1, DC2, truck 9, medic 6, medic 7, wet, 2, wet 6, response 3 on the special ops channel, (number withheld).
00:23
They're out from second in court.
00:29
DECPier's one.
00:31
Engine 4, 1016 University.
00:34
1016 University, first of a person.
00:36
Medic 3,
00:38
Engine 4, GoResponse 3 on Channel 2.
00:45
That's your preference. The air we'll be able to hold this.
00:48
Co.
00:53
Scratch engine two will be responding from downtown to get our boats.
00:57
Kathy.
01:13
DC-1, DC2, Engine 7, Medics 6, Medics 7, Truck 9 Wet 2, Wet 6.
01:19
We're going to be meeting with someone there in a white cutoff on the bridge.
01:23
He says he'll point this out, but he did say he was told there's a body in the river.
01:32
DCGAPIA.
01:33
Mr.
01:34
(name withheld). (name withheld).
01:38
(name withheld). So that's got.
01:45
Station 6 to station 2.
01:50
Medic 1, Truck 3, 1400 East Grand, 1400 East Grand at Tisi Taco on a fall. Medic 1, Truck 3, Response 3, Channel 2, (number withheld).
01:58
To get our votes.
02:07
Six copy, we'll see you up, prospect.
02:14
DC-1 to all responding, Captain Dycus with wet 6 will be our wet group supervisor.
02:22
And all responding apparatus to the Euclid River Bridge. PD is unseen.
02:27
Must have spoke to the person that was slagging them down and they did say it was a log, not a body.
02:36
You see one copy. Ingers 7, you want to get some eyes on that as well?
02:45
We're at, Uycline 6th right now on our way now.
02:54
Dispatch, water rescue team will be back in service.
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Location mentioned:
Euclid Ave, Des Moines, IA
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