Car submerged in water near Lancaster Avenue and East Broad Street, Columbus OH
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a vehicle drove into water near Lancaster Avenue and East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio. Three occupants were rescued safely, and medics were dispatched to the scene. The car is fully submerged, but all passengers were out of the vehicle upon arrival of officers and emergency services.
Audio|Heard on: Columbus Police Zone 2 East Side
Listen to dispatch call
07:25
Transcript:
00:00
I'm off duty, but I see there's a water run on the east side.
00:03
Do you guys have something going on in zone, too?
00:06
Yeah,
00:08
it was a vehicle that went into the water, but officers are out there now.
00:15
Both parties are out of the vehicle, but the car is fully submerged in the water.
00:21
All units responding to Lancaster Avenue and East Broad.
00:26
Okay, they said it is fully submerged.
00:30
CPD's on sound too stating that everybody's out of the vehicle.
00:34
We'll let you guys get it. Yeah, a car 141 that's out there.
00:38
Okay, can you give me the badge number for car 141? Yeah,
00:43
one second.
00:44
One from six, here's the two.
00:47
She's in 25-02, 219's cruiser.
00:51
As long as fire from ancient 32 are we continuing in.
00:58
His badge is 2364.
01:01
Can someone get with her and get this 13-year-old identifying information for the medics before they need?
01:08
Yeah, you got you.
01:10
Yeah, we're not containing it.
01:12
Just pass along the info.
01:14
I copy. Actually, it'd probably be just easier.
01:16
Can you have any mark back here on 2A for the Doctrine?
01:20
Yes, goodbye.
01:23
2-17-1-76 whenever you give a minute you can come down to 44040 or sorry 540.
01:30
Columbus Fire, Battalion 131 are out here in a minute.
01:34
Columbus Fire, Battalion 131 in route.
01:39
Columbus Fire, TMS-6 teams on scene.
01:42
We've got one car in the water submerged.
01:45
I'm getting reports that all three people are out making my way down there.
01:51
We're going to be able to be able to.
01:54
141, I didn't hear you traffic.
01:57
117.6 and radio I have that 29th, when you're ready?
02:01
Yeah, D.M.I don't want to see people.
02:03
Can you just write down? No, no more heading off the next.
02:07
KMS-16, you're on scene.
02:09
The car is submerged.
02:12
You have reports that all three people are out.
02:14
You are investigating 2137.
02:18
Hey,
02:21
he's out there helping the people that are out there, he says it's a car in a second.
02:27
Yeah, I copy.
02:28
I appreciate you.
02:29
I'll wait back here.
02:32
On the fire,
02:34
DMS-16.
02:35
Detain it, first ladder, first engine, and the medic.
02:40
Everybody's out.
02:49
and EMS all units arriving or responding to Lancaster Avenue and East Broad Street, EMS 16.
03:00
Has the situation contained tying up the engine in ladder 5?
03:04
All of the units go back in service times 2138.
03:09
All units arriving in or responding to Lancaster Avenue and East Broad Street, EMS-16.
03:17
Has the situation contained tying up the engine in ladder five?
03:21
All of the units go back end service, times 2138.
03:27
The former fire engine 1-3-5-13 service.
03:31
Columbus remains in 5.
03:33
Keep medic 35 on this.
03:35
We're going to need two medics.
03:36
We need medic 5, medic 35.
03:39
Mr. President received, sir, medic 5, medic 35 continue in.
03:43
Medic 5 35 continue in.
03:46
Columbus fire engine and boats, 133 in service.
03:50
No, Mike's mech.
03:52
133 is back in service, 2139.
03:57
Rescue, 134 is in service.
03:59
Rescue 1-3-4 back in service 2139 radio the S-9.
04:06
There if you could copy this 34 I have holding at Creek's Edge Drive Item 2 back-in-service headquarters 2140.
04:19
What's this 29's address down there? 540, 540, 540.
04:27
Pull on the fire, that's going to be dart to,
04:29
that's important.
04:32
Say again, engine two.
04:36
Pull on this fire from a lot of five.
04:38
Go ahead, Ladder 5.
04:42
1843, can you get down here for a minute.
04:45
We have all passengers verbally out of the vehicle, but we do have one vehicle submerged in a creek.
04:52
You keep Dart 2 coming in so we can get an all-clear on the vehicle.
05:00
243.
05:02
Medic 1-161 is going to have that juvenile route at the children's stable.
05:13
Start two from Ladder 5, yes.
05:15
Continue in on this run here.
05:22
Columbus Fire from Battalion 6.
05:25
Go ahead, Italian 6.
05:30
Is this run still active?
05:33
It's running.
05:39
I copy the 34.
05:42
The 30, 40, 4.3D2A.
05:45
Hi, Kathy.
05:47
The time 6 on the scene.
05:54
9-6 on scene, 2143.
06:00
I'm sorry, go ahead.
06:06
We're just making no contact this point.
06:09
Good work.
06:10
You're good.
06:12
You have anyone that's on that scene that is there, that's not busy.
06:17
Mark back here.
06:18
I just have to start making notifications to the dive team if we're needed.
06:22
Yeah, there one second.
06:25
Copy.
06:27
Units out there on that 20.
06:29
If I have an officer that's not busy.
06:31
Could you mark on A, please?
06:37
Okay,
06:40
how do you know about how deep it is right there? Or like four and a half, five feet deep.
06:49
Okay. If I give you a phone, would you be able to get any a picture of the vehicle? I'm going to start making notifications and we'll probably get a dive team roll.
07:00
Yeah.
07:02
Okay, let me know when you're ready to take one or down.
07:04
My number down.
07:06
I'm good.
07:08
606.
07:11
6904-1-5 there.
07:14
6-9-4-1-5-0.
07:17
It was in a 606 area because.
07:21
All right, copy.
07:22
I'll get any call.
07:23
All right.
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Location mentioned:
Lancaster Ave & E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43068
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