Van found submerged in Sugarloaf Lake near boat launch, Kalamazoo County MI


A van was found submerged about 12 to 14 feet underwater and 50 yards away from the boat launch at Sugarloaf Lake. Emergency teams including technical rescue and dive teams are responding to assess the situation and search for any people inside the van.
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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Transcript:
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The Tones for Port of Station, 12,1, 2, and 3, Texas, 111, MSU 1 and 2,
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of the Dietkemen route for a tech rescue near Shabber Road, near Shabra Road, the Sugarloaf Lake access.
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Have a van that's at the boat launch in about 12 to 14 feet of water. It appears to be submerged underwater and 50 yards off the boat launch. A report he could not see anybody inside the van at this time. Again for Portage, Texas,
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the dive team MSU 1 and 2.
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So Cross Street is listed, time up 860.
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Correct.
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A for the attack rescue.
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I'm in-rout, ETA is 16 minutes.
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104.
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1281 dispatch. 1281 dispatch.
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Go ahead.
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Can you start a wrecker that way for McDonald's?
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And also they say it's been there for 24 hours?
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The caller is on a boat. He said that he was just in the area about two days ago and did not see that there.
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And so it's got, it had to have been between then and now.
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Scott was clear on the call.
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We're loading up the boat.
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We'll be in route shortly.
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Sugarloaf Lake, Michigan
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