Vehicle accident causes injuries and river rescue effort, Horseshoe Bend ID
TrafficA vehicle crashed near Horseshoe Bend on highway ID-55, causing serious injuries to one passenger and prompting a rescue search for three additional people seen floating downriver. Emergency services including ambulance, fire units, and helicopter responded to the scene, which led to the closure of the southbound highway lane while the search continued along the river from Beehive Bend to Banks.
Audio|Source: Boise County Public Safety / Boise National Forest
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Transcript:
00:00
Stated that Pastor Byers stated they saw three people floating downriver, so that would make a total of five, I think, is what we're at.
00:09
Yeah,
00:13
go ahead. Okay,
00:17
Tony.
00:24
Update, you ready?
00:28
One passenger of the vehicle out of the water in ambulance being looked at severe laceration.
00:36
Break.
00:40
The language barrier, he said that there was only him and his boss in the vehicle, which is a male.
00:47
Break.
00:51
There stated that they saw three people floating down the river.
00:55
I don't know if that's associated with the kayakers or this crash.
01:00
Also, one more thing.
01:06
I have to move two trucks.
01:08
Can I get them, can I go ahead and push them south to get them out of the way?
01:18
Low volume, is that a yes or no? Okay, go ahead.
01:28
146, I'm about a mile and a half out.
01:29
Where do you need me at?
01:36
Did you have traffic?
01:42
Your mouth there?
01:45
They have the southbound lane above the accident block.
01:50
That is unknown.
01:52
I can hit that direction now.
02:01
All the white Dodge and a red Chevy, those will be the only two, the entire highway is closed, southbound.
02:08
Copy that. Copy that.
02:13
You just sheriff's back in the station.
02:15
Have a good evening.
02:18
Good job, back in station.
02:20
Have a good evening.
02:30
34, you have 804, big engine and Gurn Valley fire with the rafts are headed your way.
02:42
34, I've got to be a break.
02:44
46 once you get in range.
02:45
Can you get me out car to car?
02:47
Yeah, I got you.
03:00
One dispatch.
03:05
4. Go ahead.
03:07
Touch.
03:12
Yes.
03:18
Flight 7-7 is listed at a 29-minute ETA also.
03:25
Hi TV is going to be about an hour or hour.
03:28
They're a little extended, but they are in the process of trying to get somebody from the bankshed to respond as well.
03:37
Forge yet.
03:43
960.
03:46
For 960.
03:49
I apologize.
03:51
Unconfirmed reports that three other people were floating down river.
03:56
I believe my IC, 2231, stated if you want to continue, go ahead and start searching the river.
04:07
that we are going to get a hold of two more fire priors and we will be in route because that's okay
04:13
you're awesome thank you you can dirty too
04:36
Yeah,
04:40
I will try, however, this channel is being used by Garden Valley as well for the search risk.
04:46
My office, my officer, then don't worry about agency yet.
04:53
1833. 1833.
05:00
Anyone?
05:01
Anyone?
05:03
Do you want to go ahead?
05:05
You told me two things that were happening.
05:08
I got the ITT, one, what was the first week?
05:14
Life Flight 7-7 had a 29-minute ETA from 1829.
05:23
We could carry nine six zero.
05:27
Take zero.
05:29
Put the call on the board, no page,
05:33
952 will be responding at 960 as well, and we will be en route here shortly.
05:39
What is the direction of the traveling patient?
05:47
I believe they would be in the water traveling southbound.
05:52
Sound 55 just confirming.
05:56
As far as we know, it was banks from the Bain-Women Junction to on Highway 55, heading south.
06:09
From at least Beehive Bend, Mopo 71, all the way up to Banks.
06:14
They can just can just canvass the water, see if there's another swimmer or not.
06:20
Update from 4-7, they would like you to canvice from Beehive Ben to Banks in the water.
06:28
Copy that Beehive Ben to Banks.
06:31
We'll be in route for me.
06:33
Sure.
06:45
Go ahead. Do you know where they're going to land the helicopter? When you're unreadable.
06:58
Do you know where they're going to land the helicopter at?
07:05
You do that this time?
07:13
1-34, they're going to, ambulance is headed to Viggs right now.
07:16
They're probably going to do it in the bank's parking lot.
07:20
Copy, Vance.
07:25
The pressure 34, 27, 28, 29 on passenger.
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Before, go ahead.
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Moment.
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ID-55, Horseshoe Bend, ID 83629
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