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Low hanging cable blocks two lanes on northbound US 41Sarasota FL

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Near Swift Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231

A low-hanging telecommunications cable is blocking two lanes of northbound US 41 near Swift Rd. Traffic is obstructed until the internet provider can come to fix the cable. Police officers are requested to control traffic at the scene.

Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
03:1
Transcript:
00:00
It appears to be a low-hanging telecommunication cable. I'm not sure which provider is in the area, but if you could dispatch the proper resource to come re-hanging their wire, it is hanging over northbound 41 near Swift Rd.
00:23
In11, Rescue 12. This is an ill person delta for an 88-0-year-old male with alter levels of consciousness for the caller.
00:44
I'll reopen it and put you back on it.
00:47
If possible,
00:49
the line should have a tape marker that tells which provider's line it is that you could advise.
00:59
I will be unable to provide. Could you dispatch a BPD officer for traffic control? 10-4.
01:12
Rescue 17 from dispatch.
01:15
Rescue 17's real.
01:17
Rescue 17, reference your previous call. Do you have the person's driver's license from the vehicle crash? Manatee County was calling.
01:25
Negative.
01:27
104, we'll let him know.
01:31
Disregard, apparently we do. If you can just have them come meet us at the call, we'll be honest.
01:44
10 for Unconscious alpha for a pregnant female that's requesting a rescue It's going to be near the men's department they're requesting use the south door parking lot number 6 for Dillards
01:57
Copy so they're not in the store correct
02:01
Just as Dillards near the men's department, we have a pregnant female requesting a rescue 20-year-old.
02:08
They're requesting you use the south door, which would be parking lot number 6 for Dillard.
02:17
That's back to 11 on.
02:21
On scene, engine 11.
02:28
151.
02:32
151 FVL has confirmed that they are not responsible for the line.
02:37
We're going to remain on scene blocking two lanes of northbound traffic until a internet provider can come out and rethink this cable.
02:46
Copy on hold with Frontier, I'll contact Pops list.
02:50
They do not normally give an EPA, I'll see if we can get one.
02:56
Received. Like I said, two lanes in Northbound traffic will continue to be blocked so it can be re-homes.

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Near Swift Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231
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