Pickup truck drives into harbor near Franklin bridge, Michigan City IN
TrafficA pickup truck drove over a railing into the harbor near Franklin by the bridge in Michigan City. The vehicle is sinking and it is unknown if anyone is inside. Emergency responders including fire and Coast Guard are on scene or en route to assist.
Audio|Source: Michigan City Public Safety
03:29
Transcript:
00:00
Michigan City unit to start towards fish camp for a vehicle that just went over the railing into the harbor.
00:23
Base, priority one for vehicle in the water, near Franklin by the bridge, party one for 1050 vehicle in the water, unknown.
00:37
Do you have any reports if anybody surfaced from the vehicle?
00:45
Negative. We just spoke with the bridge tender.
00:47
They have not seen anyone get out.
00:51
Also check for the fire department, make sure they got divergent route.
00:58
Water, single vehicle, nobody has seen anybody get out yet.
01:08
Near Franklin, it's right by the DNR station for a single vehicle drove into the water.
01:13
Unknown occupied, unknown, nobody has found out.
01:20
Engine 2 starts on respond to that.
01:27
Port County, Michigan City. Engine 2 is en route.
01:31
Engine 2 en route, they'll be near the DNR side by the water near Franklin.
01:37
One vehicle, I don't know if anybody's gone out.
01:45
I'm on the other side.
01:48
Looks like there's people that are trying to see if there's anybody in the vehicle. I'm not going to be right by DNR's ramps.
01:57
Copy, I'm sure vehicle occupied by the DNR ramp.
02:00
I don't have to go over the ridge.
02:12
County, latter ones are rough.
02:18
The Fort County, Michigan City Engine 1 is on scene.
02:24
Nothing showing at this moment.
02:26
We're at DNR station.
02:29
Nothing showing at this time, DNR station.
02:36
County car turns on scene.
02:38
Engine 1, they're advising it's a pickup truck.
02:44
Out here that's trying to see if there's anybody here.
02:53
Okay, Kerry, is the vehicle submerged?
02:56
The department of it's in, it looks like it's sinking, colleagues were saying it just happened about approximately two, three minutes ago.
03:07
Part 10, 401, do we have DNR boat or the sheriff's office boat comments?
03:18
We do not know at this time Tony.
03:21
County, have you contacted DNR or the Coast Guard yet?
03:26
Affirmative. We're on the phone with the Coast Guard now trying to determine if they have any assets.
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Michigan City, IN 46360
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