Two people stuck on snowmobiles in water request help, Manistee County MI
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Rescue/EntrapmentTwo people on snowmobiles became stuck in water north of Hoxieville Road on Laverne Road. One snowmobile was disabled, and both operators were wet. They requested help and possible transport back to their vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Manistee County Public Safety
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03:4
Transcript:
00:00
I have a subject on the phone so that he's in water on that trail, apparently with snow, but now it's all water.
00:09
And we're trying to figure out how to help him best, but he can't really express what he needs.
00:15
Is he in a vehicle or on a snowmobile?
00:19
He's on snowmobile.
00:27
Okay, Claire.
00:28
He's north of Hoxeyville off Laverne.
00:31
I assume he found his way off the Snowville Trail onto the power line.
00:34
I got to do what cool water spots there.
00:35
He's not supposed to be at.
00:38
Is he able to pick the phone or give a better direction or are you just looking for me to go find him and see what he needs?
00:44
Echo 3, Bravo 11.
00:47
Go ahead.
00:49
Just trying to see if you could find him to what he needs.
00:53
From our map, it looks like he's about quarter mile north of Hockerville and Lavern.
01:01
Continue, party one.
01:04
Two minutes out.
01:07
Okay, Claire, I got a pretty good idea where he's at, is he alone.
01:12
Check and see how many there are.
01:16
6127, there's going to be two snowmobiles.
01:20
Okay, Claire, I'll head up there or down there.
01:24
I'm not sure what they're looking for me to do.
01:28
Yeah, we kept asking and then they hung up on us.
01:32
Okay, Claire, are they hanging up or the phone just connected or is they actually looking for help?
01:40
So he reports that one of the treads is completely stuck because the trail basically turned to water.
01:46
They are about 4,000 feet to the north of Hoxieville Road on Lavern.
01:53
And they have one sled that's not stuck.
02:00
They're going to try to get that sled back to Hoxieville but report that their vehicle is miles away.
02:08
And they're hoping they can get transportation back to their vehicle because now they're both soaking wet.
02:14
Okay,
02:18
Claire,
02:19
I'm not sure I'll be able to give my hand with that but I'll head down there and see what I can do.
02:25
Clear. It'll be Hoxeyville west of Pruski.
02:33
Here you go.
02:39
Control 6127.
02:44
6127, go ahead.
02:50
If they do call back, advise them that I'm probably 25 minutes or so away, so if they're looking to get back to vehicle, their transportation mode may be faster.
03:03
Clear.
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Location mentioned:
Laverne Rd & Hoxeyville Rd, Norman Township, MI 49689
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