Man jumps into river from north side of Steel Bridge, Portland OR
Medical EmergencyEmergency crews responded to a report of a man in his 30s who jumped into the river from the north side of the Steel Bridge. The incident was witnessed by a passenger on the MAX train and verified by TriMet video. Fire and police units are searching the area for the individual.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
03:45
Transcript:
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For fireboat 21, engine 1, truck 1, C1, medic 1307, report of someone that may have jumped off the steel bridge.
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Gun off channel 6,
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and for...
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5O21, engine 1, truck 1, C1, that 81307.
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It's a water rescue report of someone that may have jumped off the steel bridge.
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Last seen at mid-span.
00:26
Reporting Party was a rider on the max.
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Let's be on Ops Channel 6.
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It's 1551.
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Dispatchion 24, you clear a medicament.
00:39
And do we have TV for five?
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Netic 310, you can be clear, and,
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um, yes,
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please, Ron, same.
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Cyan,
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copy, clear?
00:59
Give you a staging location specifically.
01:01
A caller just said that they think they saw somebody jump into the river from the north side of the steel bridge.
01:06
Fire should be responding and coming up shortly.
01:13
Dispatch, Chuck 1, can you put us responding on the utility?
01:18
Copy responding with the utility,
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and Medic 1334 would like to know where you would like them to stage.
01:26
Yeah, dispatch, Calvin State, Station 21, and can you show Rescue Boat 21 responding in place Fire Vote 21?
01:33
Copy Rescue Boat responding, and Medic,
01:36
did you copy?
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Affirmative, Station 21.
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And see you on, Pappy.
01:48
And this is a repeat of the water rescue westbound steel bridge at the mid-span.
01:51
Collar saw this while passing on the max, saw somebody jump off from the north side of the river.
01:55
It was a white male 30s black clothing jump from the walkway on the north side of the bridge.
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They did not leave anything behind, and we just have the one collar.
02:04
This is four, engine one, truck one with utilities,
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one, C-1,
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and Medig 1334.
02:12
We are on off six, it's 1553.
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See you on copy updates.
02:25
Spatchar Rescue, AP, if the show is available in quarters.
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In quarters, 1553.
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I'm not finding anybody, and RMBCC is not working.
02:38
Is there any other information on this call?
02:46
So... I don't have any better information.
02:50
All he said was he was still on the northbound platform.
02:54
I have a description of him and he thinks he might have a head injury.
02:58
It's a black male, black sweatshirt, blue sweatpants.
03:06
306 copy. We're on scene looking.
03:10
It was a passerby that called it in.
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We can always try and call back.
03:18
Information for all companies responding.
03:20
North officer got a phone call from TriMet and they found a video of a person that confirmed did jump off the bridge at 1548.
03:30
Copy that update.
03:31
Truglin's arrived in the area.
03:33
We're not finding anything at this time.
03:34
We're circling around to the north side of the bridge.
03:39
Truck one copy, not finding anything at the time circling around the north side of the bridge.
03:42
Again, just confirmed that they'd jump off the north side.
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Location mentioned:
Steel Bridge, N Steel Bridge, Portland, OR 97232
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