Man trapped under excavator rescued near Moravia lake, Moravia NY
Medical EmergencyA man was trapped under an excavator near the shoreline of a lake in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York. Rescue teams used boats and high-angle equipment due to the steep bank. The man was freed and may have a broken leg. Emergency teams continue managing the rescue operation in difficult terrain.
Audio|Source: Cayuga County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be a steep bank.
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Drill to Moravia Car1.
00:14
Gravy, Carl, I'm glad.
00:17
All right, we're still trying to get some information here.
00:19
It sounds like they are on the shoreline to the lake.
00:22
They are at the bottom of a steep bank.
00:25
It sounds like we may need either high-angle rescue or water rescues to be involved. Do you want one or the other or both or wait for your arrival?
00:35
Do me a favor. I'm going to head to far lane number one and I'm going to jump on a boat and head over that direction. Start county resources and we can cancel them if they're not necessary.
00:48
So starting high angle and hold off on the water rescue?
00:54
No, if Velasco and North Fleming still have their boat in the water, have them head this way.
01:00
They both do, I will start them both.
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Black Portable Blue Braeaccar 1.
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Mareview Base Analogy.
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Navy Base technology, 1252.
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The Navy Base technology, 1252.
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Moravey Car, through to Moraveview Base.
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We've arrived ending one three zero eight nine two.
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I was one three zero eight nine.
01:47
Okay, I'm in the rabbit fire lane three.
01:52
We're going to head over. I'm going to take a radio.
01:55
Greg Jensen's going to meet us there as well. So I will have manpower times two.
02:00
They're going to start Olasco and Fleming this way with their boats.
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Fire Patrol to Fleming, Owasco, Water Rescue,
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county coordinators,
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county triangle team.
02:37
Near Fire Lane 33, with a cross of Rockefeller Road, Moravia, on a male subject,
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had his body trapped underneath an excavator.
02:53
They have just freed the subject from that possible broken leg.
03:00
Subjects on the shoreline to the lake and have a steeped banked up to the top of the fireline.
03:07
Utilizing Cougatack 5.
03:21
Moravia Rescue 1, you're responding.
03:24
1255. Our control, Moravia Car 1. Did you copy the update on that, dispatch?
03:33
Copy your update direct be advised. I'm just about to be on the boat and I will be on TAC 5 and I'll have numbers times 3 from Ravir Fire Department.
03:41
Racy,
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you and times 3 from Ravis Fire accessing a boat, 1255.
03:47
Fort Town AMLUS, you copy the update patient is no longer trapped.
03:52
A3 copy. Can I get the last name of the caller?
04:01
Sorry, so Loscar 5, I want the boat we're acknowledging whether you get through.
04:05
Loscar 5 acknowledging that the boat.
04:11
Last name is going to be DeRue, but I don't think that's the resident.
04:15
I think it's a contract company in the area.
04:18
Are you looking for the residence name?
04:24
For Top. There's one.
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Take four.
04:27
Fort Town, look for a white transit band, Dr.
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Oediana.
04:33
Yeah, affirmative. If we're out, we're just trying to get down to it.
04:38
Precy.
04:41
They are setting 1 to E2. When you get past that transit van, the road gets really gravely with a sharp ditch and it's partially white, washed down the right side. We're proceeding down very cautiously.
04:55
Yeah, for us.
04:57
Marine of your rescue, when you get down here, there ain't no way you're getting down here. You're going to wait up at the top site someplace.
05:05
All right? You number one receipt.
05:09
Fortown ambulance, they're sending an elevator up to you.
05:13
Isn't this way at all?
05:17
Squad 1, in route, Proof 3 AM2.
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All units stand by for one moment, please.
05:25
Fortown Amulants, they're sending an elevator up to you.
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Fire control to Moravia Car 1.
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Fire control Moravia Car 1 tax fight.
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Go, we've got...
05:46
Fort Town is wondering if you want to start the ATB up that way. Sounds like it's going to be hard to get your rescue personnel down to the scene.
05:57
Why don't you go ahead and punch out 3,000 fire units see if they get manpower? I'm talking with one of their chiefs right now.
06:04
I'm sure between us and 3,000 we can manage a UTV.
06:10
Pretty safe.
06:11
Pam.
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To Fort Town.
06:19
Go for Fort Town.
06:23
George, what about for you guys on 33?
06:28
We went all the way down to the bottom to the last house, so we're walking across the shoreline to the patient now.
06:37
Did you go to the left, up the wire, or to the right?
06:41
To the right.
06:47
Fire control some Prone's car 2, you can put Sopronius car 2 in the area of Fire Lane 33.
06:53
Soproney's car 2 in the area of Fire Lane 33.
07:01
Now, apparently when you get to the wire there, you gotta go over the right, I went to the left.
07:09
Free Steve, I can put some of the guys in the rescue in my pickup, I got room for 3 in here.
07:17
A lot of portables and radio car too.
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Location mentioned:
Near Firelane 33, Moravia, NY 13118
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