Car reportedly in water found safe at Riverton sandbar, Riverton IL


Responders received a report of a car in the water at a sandbar near Wheelan Park in Riverton. Upon arrival, no one was found trapped or injured. Several vehicles and ATVs were present, with people trying to pull a truck out of the sand. No criminal activity or injuries were confirmed.
Audio|Source: Sangamon County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Old 36 South Forst Street, Riverton,
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reported a car in the water with a late son,
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EMS and fire and realm precautionary.
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The 16 is going to be for a child custody exchange. Caller stand by on Grateful Escape wants to retrieve her four-year-old and nine-month-old from the residence.
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685, 10-4.
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2.11.
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I'm good.
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I don't think I heard you correctly. Did you say you're not to the Route 36 call?
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10-4, I'm in route.
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10-4. Let me stack this one.
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10-4.
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28.
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2.8.
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Show me around 30 seconds.
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104.
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Springful 4-frame 4-4 disposition.
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4-prang-4. Go ahead.
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Springful 4-frame 4-4 disposition, clear for choice.
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4-4-104.
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Same right for the other call if it's needed and just let me know some.
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I will keep you posted. I will keep you posted.
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4th status 634 square 3rd can you update uh no valid the L
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674 temple 64 Can you change the control investigation please Timber
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739, just 43 is possibly going to be closer to Wheelan Park, the sandbar.
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734.
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Would you say Wheelan Park would be the better place to access it?
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104. It looks like they're on the sandbank.
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Also, it doesn't appear that anybody's stock.
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They've got several vehicles down there. They may be just trying to pull one of them out.
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104.
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Springfield, Charles, 235.
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Charles, 235. Go ahead and.
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Well, 235, 1041.
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S.C. 34.
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Secure, two hours.
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Charles, two-thirty-to-night, ten-four.
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Springfield, 641.
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Go ahead.
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641, can you update this to driving while license is suspended?
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641-10-4.
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844.
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844.
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Well, the front door is completely unlocked.
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Got a separate door,
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looks like, propped open.
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Doesn't appear for us for anything.
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Over here,
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I do not see a car in the water at this time.
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I'll go through and clear. It doesn't look like anybody's in here, but I don't need the chance for anything.
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10.4.
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We've got other reports. There are a bunch of ATVs and UTVs down there as well.
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3.4-3-485, 10-4.
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739. It looks like they're just trying to pull a truck out of the sandbar. I advise nobody appears to be hurt.
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10.4.
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Like any, 44.
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Dr.
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Young's is advising that the employees left not too long ago. So I told her, you know, possibly forgot to lock the door. We're going to need somebody to come back and unlock in to lock them up.
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Just 23. It looks like the cash doors.
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If we didn't do that just because he's down.
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Forty-three.
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7-4. Thank you. They confirmed that ATVs and nobody's trapped.
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739 said there are you that was some said before it's four trucks no ATVs nobody's trapped nobody's hurt
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Riverton, IL
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