No rescue needed after ice water concern near M-22 and 8 Mile, Manistee County MI
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Suspicious ActivityAn initial report of a possible ice water rescue near M-22 and 8 Mile in Onekama Township involved three trucks with fishing gear on the ice but no people seen. After investigation, authorities confirmed the scene involved duck hunters with their gear on the ice, and there was no emergency or individuals in the water.
Audio|Heard on: Manistee County Public Safety
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06:12
Transcript:
00:00
At Central MMR, Onekama, we have a possible ice water rescue.
00:05
At the end of 8 Mile, where it meets M-22,
00:09
there's three trucks,
00:11
parked there with fishing gear out on the ice, no fishermen around.
00:15
Caller believes they might have fallen through.
00:18
In Central MMR, Onekama, we have a possible ice water rescue.
00:23
At the end of 8 mile, we're at near 8 Mile.
00:28
There's three trucks parked there with fishing gear out on the ice.
00:33
No fishermen around.
00:34
Caller believes they might have fallen through.
00:36
Just to confirm, Arcadia's patient is she's struggling a little bit of oxygen.
00:41
We're hooking up her portable backup oxygen.
00:43
Consumers is down the street and we have notified them.
00:48
Hi everyone.
00:50
I've got a possible ice water rush to the location near 8 Mile and M-22, Onekama.
00:58
Partiers gathering water by them. Please.
01:04
Central Ler, 3-1.
01:07
Go ahead. Go ahead.
01:11
It'll be at 8 Mile and M-22 where the parking lot is.
01:20
8 Mile and where...
01:25
3128 41.41.3.
01:27
I'm 31 and 8 Mile.
01:28
I can head that way if you want.
01:31
22.
01:33
Right where 8 Mile ends in the M-22.
01:36
There's a small parking lot.
01:38
There's three trucks there.
01:40
All the states there's fishing gear out on the ice, but no fisherman.
01:46
22.
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Right where 8 Mile ends in M-22.
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There's a small parking lot,
01:53
there's three trucks there,
01:56
all are safe, there's fishing gear out on the ice, but no fisherman.
02:00
Central 13.
02:02
Do they actually see anybody or get the vehicle parks? Today is a late duck that somebody might be hunting.
02:09
Okay, clear.
02:11
Can you have this...
02:14
How about Medic 5, roll that way also, in case we have multiple patients.
02:20
Clear,
02:23
I understand that 13.
02:26
Caller staying there with fishing gear out on the ice.
02:29
Clear. Clear.
02:31
Clear?
02:35
Nextcom,
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30, wrong channel.
02:40
301, standby on that.
02:41
Got a caller back on the line, trying to get further here.
02:47
5113, you want me to swing over there? I'm literally right here.
02:51
Yes, please.
02:53
I'll get eyes on it right now and give you an update.
02:58
All right caller is not making a lot of sense.
03:02
He's saying he thinks they are duck hunters out there, but he doesn't know if it's them, he says there's fishing gear out on the ice,
03:11
but he won't say that those are whose trucks they are, so he won't give us a straight answer.
03:16
Clear.
03:18
8-2.
03:19
Yeah.
03:20
Central 301.
03:22
23's out.
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Three on.
03:30
I don't know if you still want me to...
03:31
Medic 5 or not, but the caller called back, he's acting confused.
03:36
He's saying they could be duck hunting.
03:38
He doesn't know.
03:39
I just had a tribal DNR officer, check on scene.
03:42
Do you want me to wait and see what they say?
03:45
Yeah, why don't we hold off on that?
03:49
I mean, he didn't see anyone go in the water.
03:52
We believe this was a duck hunting situation.
03:56
I'll take that any day.
04:03
Control, Bravo 302.
04:08
All three of the trucks that are parked there, the caller gave me the plates on them, they come back to (number withheld), one lives in Manatee, one's in Big Rapids.
04:22
(Name withheld).
04:24
Our supervisor, we will be heading to the possible ice water rescue,
04:30
and could you tone out Benzzi for the Arcadia?
04:36
Clear?
04:39
Myself and 13 will be headed to the ice rescue.
04:44
24.
04:49
Central G.7.
04:52
Go ahead.
04:54
Okay,
04:59
I'm in the area.
05:00
It does look like duck hunters at this time.
05:04
Central 4-1-4-3.
05:06
I'm going to keep everybody going until we 100% confirmed that.
05:11
Good.
05:14
All right, I'll do the tone again.
05:16
Do you want me to tone in your department again?
05:20
Negative, we got a couple people there, so we'll just figure this out here real quick.
05:26
I'm out with tribal.
05:28
I got the three vehicles that you guys have.
05:33
They're just bird hunting out here.
05:35
I don't know about on that boat launch about that fishing gear.
05:45
It's their gear that's on the lake.
05:48
You can cancel everybody.
05:52
Clear.
05:53
15's clear.
05:55
2013, sir.
05:58
Hey, all responding units to the possible ice water rescue, DNR, tribal officer,
06:05
states that it is confirmed.
06:07
They are duck hunters.
06:08
It is their gear on the ice.
06:09
There's no one in the water.
06:11
Everyone can stand down.
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Location mentioned:
M-22 & 8 Mile Rd, Onekama Township, MI 49675
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