Swimmer with flotation device reported near local beach, Racine WI


Emergency responders were dispatched for a possible drowning near North Beach and Zoo Beach in Racine, Wisconsin. After investigation, the person in distress was found to be a swimmer using a flotation device. Multiple fire units responded but later confirmed no rescue was needed.
Audio|Source: Racine County Sheriff
04:56
Transcript:
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That's 17 was by the Oasis.
00:04
That's where the 17 was, at the Oasis with the PD are getting reports that he's north of that location, about 300 feet out. I'm just trying to hear the update.
00:16
I got two people out here on the beach but I don't have anybody waving us down or anything going on.
00:23
I copy.
00:24
So nobody's by their oasis.
00:25
I'll speak to city and forget we're there.
00:35
It's probably like it's pretty far north of North Beach, headed more towards Zoo Beach.
00:41
Kathy,
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R-A-PD 2011 sentencing, saying that it's at the very north end of the beach and a person's out about 200 feet in the water with some type of location device.
00:56
We've got multiple fire to the out here with me right now.
01:02
Copy.
01:08
Affordable, 43 that's best, 1041.
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I will.
01:13
I copy, phone mine.
01:17
April. April. Copy. Copy.
01:26
Now, the Battalion chief and IPD say that the party is actually 200 yards out on that speech.
01:34
Yeah,
01:39
I copy. He's probably about 200 yards.
01:43
Straight out, we're a little bit closer towards Zoo Beach.
01:46
Looks like orange floaty out there. I copy, closer to Zoo Beach.
01:58
579.43 coming down from 16-9.
02:01
My copy.
02:08
Portal 43 just missed.
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Go out 43.
02:12
You have 10.402 minutes. I'll be going to the dive call.
02:16
I copy.
02:18
9-6-9.
02:22
I just got off the phone with the DNR. They will not be responding.
02:26
I copy, 3-9, thank you.
02:33
718 for a 5.
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718. 8-1, I'm sorry, 617 Woodland Circle.
02:41
I'll put the call up, your 17's quiz.
02:43
10-14[1].
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705 is 42.
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Copy 705.
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52-43 to set.
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52-43. 52-43.
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John's and Johnson.
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Copy.
03:17
They're such a fair spot, so the drowning battalion would advise that it is the swimmer, just swimming.
03:22
They do have their boat in the water and they're advising that we can strike the box,
03:28
that the RAPD and riffing fire can handle this.
03:38
Eighty-four, copy, ten-eight.
03:40
Copy eight-four.
03:42
Five-three, I copy ten-eight.
03:44
Copy.
03:48
One-twenty-nine, six.
03:51
Copy fifty, one-twenty-nine.
03:53
Just back to portable 43.
04:01
I'll try calling him on a cell.
04:08
The fact of Deputy Burton.
04:15
We're striking the box.
04:20
Battalion 1 is unseen. It's a swimmer swimming.
04:23
They have a boat in the water and we're doing the council for the dead.
04:27
That's why I copy.
04:29
We can put me back on the boat. Copy. Copy.
04:37
26, I copied that I can't from the box and that there's a boat, but right now we don't see any boat anywhere near us. So we're still out. I'm still out here with some of the fire for us to you guys.
04:50
I copy it. They just advised that it was in the water, so they didn't say whether they were I'm seeing. I'm just giving the updates that the Italian one is giving.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-14: Escort or convoy
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Racine, WI 53402
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