Four climbers stranded on cliff with one injured, San Diego CA
Medical EmergencyFour climbers are stranded on a cliff face at Climbers Loop trailhead. One climber has injuries to the neck, back, and knee. Rescue crews and a helicopter are on scene assessing the situation. Communication is maintained with the reporting party. The injured climber is paired with another person on a separate rope line, with two other climbers on a different rope line, all anchored at the top. This is an ongoing technical rescue operation.
Audio|Source: San Diego City Police and Fire Dispatch
07:52
Transcript:
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Crews are currently accessing, ground cruiser accessing the trailhead of climbers loop.
00:05
We do have copter three overhead and they'll be making an assessment from the air as well here.
00:12
Beholding all resources.
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Trials, I see MetroCopy,
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ground cruiser, assessing trailhead, Cockter 3 is overhead, making assessment.
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31 Command, 3rd 7,0, Medical 8 to be a standback for a PD,
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(number withheld) Avenue,
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across the Sunday Omission Road.
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3D1, repeating.
00:40
IC Copter 3 and I brought up.
00:48
Go ahead, Cauther 3.
00:52
What I believe to be the RP, along with somebody else, off a rope system, but I'm curious if we still have comms with them.
01:00
It appears that the victim is down low and to their left, and we don't really see any sign of life coming from that individual. So I'd like to try to get to RP to determine whether or not they've made any callouts or if they believe that that's a survival fall or if they believe that they have someone who's actually deceased. Are we trying to determine that?
01:23
I copy the request.
01:25
Metro does have the RP on the line.
01:28
Stand by.
01:33
Metro, Trails, I see.
01:36
I copy direct from Coptor 3.
01:38
The RP state staff that the patient is yelling for help and the dispatcher can also hear them through the phone.
01:47
I see copies.
01:55
Okay.
02:05
Engine 11.
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Medical.
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7 Echo, 7 Fox Strat.
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17th Street and B Street.
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Engine 11.
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7 echo, 7 fox strut.
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Engine 20, Medical,
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7 Echo, 7 Fox Strat, 3853 Roads Street, CNH, San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital, Unit D, Cross Streets, Moore Street, and Jefferson Street, Engine 20,
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7 Echo, 7 Fox Stratt.
02:49
Let us get a better look up close, but we'd be able to get crews up top that would get them at least to that difference rope line quickly.
02:58
So we'll go take another look. I'll get back for you shortly here.
03:11
I see Copter 3. While I go ahead and take a closer look, if you see the RP can give you any indication of what they believe you're used to be.
03:20
Copter 3,
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I missed the end of your request.
03:28
You wanted the RP to do what?
03:31
I think give you any indication of the type of injury if I'm going to be able to scream this patient out or if we have to keep up the supine just ask me if they have any idea of what sort of injuries the victim might have just to do us a head to help please.
03:45
Jopi.
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See Metro? I see my name.
03:50
Charles I see Metro.
03:52
I copy direct.
03:54
Injuries are back injury, knee injury,
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neck injury.
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Neck injury.
04:01
Copy neck back and me.
04:05
Okay, that's a permanent.
04:11
Dr. 3. I see. TAC. TAC.
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IP, Copy-R3, I copy direct, thanks.
04:28
Mark 204, Camelon, I'm out from out from out of place.
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3319, company needs to Trophy at by RFP states they have 4% less on their phone and they are the only person with communication.
04:43
17 to be you're going to have to have the flag us down and do all the Metro copies at the corner of no patient sitting description we'll go ahead and do a call back to have our peer patient flag down
05:10
Go ahead, Metro.
05:12
Point.
05:15
They're stating that four people are hooked in and unable to get off.
05:20
So this is possibly a four-person rescue.
05:25
Okay, I copy.
05:26
Possibly four.
05:28
And can you confirm that the total number? No,
05:33
I see. That's affirmative. It is confirmed four total, one with injuries.
05:40
Thanks, Chris.
05:46
And Metro, can you confirm, are they on separate lines? I said each speaker for a lot of them.
05:55
True, I see Metro standby, we'll get that info.
06:03
Metro's automatic 24.
06:04
It's not going to cancel.
06:09
20-2 respond to second relay with engine 3, metric 20.
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I'll see you meet.
06:19
Nogic 20 is 4 Kavanaugh.
06:26
Grewis,
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I-C-C-TACC.
06:32
Let's be group.
06:35
I don't know if you copied the traffic. Metro indicated there are a total of four individuals on the rope system that are on the face of the cliff.
06:46
Total of four with one injured.
06:49
And it sounds like there's an indication that it's a neck back and knee injury.
06:58
Nice to you're coming.
07:02
So they are paired off,
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the patient who's injured with her boyfriend,
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and then the other two people are on separate lines.
07:11
Both of the lines are anchored to the top.
07:16
Okay, I copy two separate lines and two individuals on each line.
07:27
I see copter at 3-9 Bravo. Will you repeat the rope situation? I see all four members. It looks like only two of them are on rope lines. Will you repeat what your last traffic was?
07:41
The RP indicated to Metro that they have two rope systems in place anchored at the top, and they have few individuals on each line.
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Location mentioned:
Climbers Loop Trail, San Diego, CA 92119
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