False alarm of vehicle sinking in river near Riverside Dr, South Bend IN


A report of a vehicle sinking near Riverside Drive prompted emergency response. Upon arrival, responders found no vehicle in the river. The object seen was identified as a dolly or similar item, confirming the vehicle sinking alarm was false.
Audio|Source: South Bend, Mishawaka & St. Joseph County Police, Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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The near Riverside Drive along with a fire department for a vehicle in the river, near Riverside.
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21-4-1.
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20-discreet. 22-dissure.
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Clayboat,
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23, send engine, 7, fire,
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102, fire 103, fire 116, medic 16,
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medic 4, rescue 1, truck 7, boat 9, softband water rescue response,
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near Riverside Drive, sinking vehicle, Priority 3 Charlie, near Riverside Drive, Reef, near Riverside Drive, Reef, Respond on Fireground 1.9.954 hours.
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20-1-319.
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19.
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Let me out. I'm a hospital.
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Dispatched truck on.
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Truck one. Truck one.
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We can disregard the chase vehicle coming to the injury accident on Michigan.
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Clear 1661. Just regard.
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Someone's fallen over.
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Okay.
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Just Pat's operating.
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Yeah.
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Go ahead.
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Just ask, can you add boat two to that Riverside call?
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We're out of district, but we'll keep the play boat off for now.
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Okay.
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That's me? There's 721, slow on Signal 10[1]. There's no car.
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You can't subscribe to Riverside and Shetton. Second.
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That road, 19.
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No need for fire department, or anyone police.
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Cross-up and units responding for PD on scene, there is no vehicle in the river.
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20, clear.
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This one other. 1-3.
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Wal-3.
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Keep engine 7 in route to confirm you can disregard all their companies, open up the fireground. Tierra will go back to Kenya.
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Dispects is clear.
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Truck 7.
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Truck 7.
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We do not have a vehicle in to the river river here.
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Dispect is clear.
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Truck 7, you advise and you do have a vehicle in the river?
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Negative, it's some kind of dolly or something that's down in the river.
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And there's no... disregard everyone.
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Release the fire ground, TRO.
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We'll be back on the county house.
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11711.
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Clear, dispatch, clearly. Dispatch, clearly. Our dispatch, battalion,
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two. The Italian, 2.
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13.
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A bubble should possibly be.
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Clear.
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The dispatch is clear.
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Authority of Truck 7, no vehicle in the river, all incoming units can disregard.
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Byground and PRL are released at 959.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 10: Emergency traffic restriction or alert, often used for stolen vehicles or critical situations.
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Location mentioned:
Near Riverside Dr, South Bend, IN 46616
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