Person trapped after lawnmower accident in ditch, Fort Collins CO
Medical EmergencyA person was trapped in a ditch after a riding lawnmower overturned and fell into cold water near Lady Moon Dr. The individual was found face down in about six inches of cold water, raising concerns of hypothermia and possible back injuries. Emergency responders are working to safely extract the person from a steep ravine near Kector and Lady Moon.
Audio|Source: Poudre Fire Authority and EMS
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Transcript:
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14 engineer command.
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Go ahead.
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Let's bring what we can for cribbing to stabilize this. We just have people holding this thing up.
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Copy.
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One hundred command, can you let me know when ladder five's in a row, please?
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Caper.
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In 14, Letter 5 is in route.
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Copy, thank you. Great. Latter 5 command.
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Can you come code through to this please? We have a riding lawnmower rolled over in a ditch.
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Patients face down in the water.
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The coating her is a green right now, but back injuries and it's going to be difficult getting her out of the ditch.
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It's only about six inches or so, but it's cold water, so we've got hypothermia concerns right now.
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Okay.
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Command letter five.
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Go ahead.
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Is this lawnmower on top of this subject?
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Negative. She's out from underneath the lawnmower, she's out of the water, but she's still down a pretty steep ravine. So we're going to need manpower and or ropes.
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Okay.
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This is going to be at Kector and Lady Moon, so just north of the intersection.
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It's a pretty short throw.
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It should only be about 10 feet or so to get her out.
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Top.
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Number five months.
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At 1130.
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Location mentioned:
Lady Moon Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80528
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