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Single vehicle found submerged near Durham Academy, Durham NC

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Ridge Rd, Durham, NC 27705

According to the dispatch call, a single vehicle was found off the roadway in a shallow creek near Durham Academy. The vehicle was empty and no occupants were present.

Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
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02:56
Transcript:
00:00
Vehicle sinking or in floodwater near Durham Academy Upper School, Ridge Road.
00:14
Vehicle sinking or in floodwater near Durham Academy Upper School, Ridge Road, cross of Academy Ridge, River, and Tickets Road, FD.
00:26
20, safety, one, rescue, one, Battalion, 4, Engine 9, Engine 5, ladder.
00:33
11, engine 8, Battalion 1.
00:37
Could be option of 3, caller advisor should be behind the school near Sandy Creek. It should be a car inside of the creek.
00:52
Too many patience.
00:55
Engine 8.
01:10
Showing 8 out of service, show vote 8 in route.
01:23
Shows out of service, vote 9 in route.
01:32
Safety 1 in route.
01:42
Good one.
01:50
And it's from right to Ridge Road.
01:53
Probably going to be standing by on Pickett Road on the back side of the school.
02:04
Communications to ED20 confirming around.
02:15
From a new route to reach red.
02:26
About 11, I'm going to say a single vehicle off a roadway and a shallow creek.
02:32
I'll be out investigating.
02:37
Italian one on direct.
02:39
There, let's hold driving.
02:50
One of them, Ladder 11.
02:51
Car is empty, nobody's in it.
02:53
It's Will Reston.
02:55
You can clear everything for Ladder 11.

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Location mentioned:
Ridge Rd, Durham, NC 27705

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