Diver found unresponsive offshore near North Manasota Key, Englewood FL
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Medical EmergencyA diver was found unresponsive about 1.7 miles offshore near North Manasota Key Road. Emergency marine rescue teams arrived, began CPR, and transported the patient back to shore.
Audio|Heard on: Sarasota County Fire
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05:41
Transcript:
00:00
Croscy 73, Engine 73, Battalion 7, Fireboat 51, Fireboat 72,
00:07
Respond, 7773, North Manasota Key Road.
00:13
The area of 773, North Manasota Key Road.
00:31
Oh.
00:33
In route, Battalion 7.
00:39
The patient was in the water, unresponsive, the patient was diving,
00:44
not able to get the patient on the boat.
00:46
They're approximately 1.77 miles offshore.
00:54
Battalion 7, can you confirm if any Marine SO units are on water?
01:00
Are we staying there?
01:03
I'm putting the boat in the water now.
01:08
Italian 7 copy.
01:09
I want to check our status because we have small craft advisories.
01:13
I'll make sure our fireboat can get out the pass.
01:21
34, transporting estimation Northport.
01:25
Transporting estimation Northport, rescue 84.
01:31
Spring 62 dispatch.
01:35
Marine 62.
01:37
Are on the water with our dive team and we'll be on scene about 5 minutes.
01:44
Copy.
01:49
22 arrived at SMH Venice.
01:52
Rescue 22 arrived at SMH Venice Rescue 22.
01:59
This match rescue to use transport and S-MH-MH-M rescue.
02:09
Tijuana 51 is at the vote.
02:12
Probably at the vote of 51.
02:19
This ish from VH-51.
02:20
What's the nature of this water rescue?
02:24
The patient was diving and went unresponsive and they're unable to get the patient on the boat.
02:30
They're approximately 1.77 miles offshore.
02:35
Okay.
02:40
Is that just 73 away? Just by JMS3.
02:43
MS3. MS3.
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MS3.
02:52
Can you put me on the Marine Rescue call,
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please.
02:56
Taffy, which is not on Marine and Rescue 1.
03:03
Resc boat 51.
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Trophy arriving at fire boat, right, tower 51.
03:18
71 wheel line dispatch, trust you, 71 wheelmine dispatch.
03:24
3 from dispatch
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Dispatch
03:34
Resccccccccccccc5 on team On to rescue 5 5
03:43
April 73 4 arrived this region north port
03:54
One with the Rescue 5 Sapphire Shores, (number withheld) North Gate Court, (number withheld) North Gate Court, cross the Northgate Boulevard grid.
04:06
ETA is 30 minutes.
04:09
It's possible, but CPR is now in progress.
04:15
9-7 cops.
04:20
A&7, the patient is back on the boat and CPR is in progress.
04:25
It's a 26-foot boat, aquanette on the side, not able to start motor, the rope is wrapped around the motor.
04:35
It's right, switch forklap.
04:38
Crash front.
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Two.
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Go ahead.
04:48
Do you have an EPA?
04:51
We just checked on one dive boat that wasn't them.
04:55
We think we see Aquanuts now and we're headed out to have patient contact about two minutes if it's the same vessel.
05:05
Copy, approximately two minutes.
05:10
Ron, Aquanuts is a catamaran like a 30 cat.
05:20
Got to that.
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Is that? Is that copy?
05:32
Copy 30-foot cat.
05:38
4 from Rescue 5.
05:39
You guys can cancel, we can handle.
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N Manasota Key Rd, Florida 34223
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