Man dies after falling through ice while rescuing dog, New Paris IN
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were sent to a pond near County Road 29 in New Paris, Indiana, after a 69-year-old man fell through ice while trying to rescue a dog. The dog was found alive, but the man died and body recovery operations are underway.
Audio|Heard on: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
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07:52
Transcript:
00:00
Special unit, county road 29.
00:07
59 believes his brother and his dog were both in the pond, advise the doors were unlocked.
00:12
He can see the dog in the pond and his hat possibly on the ice.
00:16
There's a 69-year-old male.
00:18
There are tracks going to the pond.
00:19
We're getting fire started that way.
00:23
Three out of him 2.41 dispatch 1076.
00:28
10 4. This is next to me in Paris, signal 76.
00:33
Burrows.
00:35
Male in the pond.
00:37
3 item 350, fetch 1077, Adam 241.
00:41
Adam, 3.50.
00:50
1043 update for the call.
00:51
The dog is alive.
00:52
They're going to be stuck in the pond slash the ice.
00:56
We're still looking for the brother.
01:13
Dispatch.
01:14
New pair, single 76, near County Road 29.
01:19
Kand-Evers-29.
01:20
For a 69-year-old male walking out to the pond believes the brother's in the pond, doors are unlocked, there's also a dog in the pond and his hat is possibly on the ice.
01:33
New Paris is clear on the call dispatch.
01:35
Can you have New Paris Fire and Syracuse Fire for Water Rescue, please?
01:43
3 out of 241 dispatch.
01:45
7.4, New Paris was toned with EMS at the same time.
01:49
I will call Syracuse.
01:51
241, go ahead.
01:52
New Paris 16, 223, flat on the call.
01:59
I'm about 19 minutes out.
02:01
Can you see if Syracuse PD had someone closer?
02:05
A pair of 16-235 sent her out.
02:09
16235.
02:11
Affirmative.
02:12
Just 1043, the 59 believe that he sees his brother's jacket floating.
02:15
He can see the trackpoint of the pond but nothing came back.
02:20
16208's color on the call.
02:23
Three out of two forty one, that's ten-four.
02:27
You're pairing, 53-0 call.
02:32
16-004 dispatch.
02:35
T.224 dispatch.
02:38
T-204. 16-204.
02:44
Can you have 4-acre in route to that with their ice rescue?
02:48
Do you advise ice rescue? No affirmative.
02:52
4.
02:54
801 is en route to station once.
02:57
Dispatch 4-acre, signal 76, mutual aid to New Paris.
03:11
4-acre, signal 76 mutual late, New Paris, near County Road 29, for a 69-year-old male believed to be in the pond, there is a dog in there as well.
03:25
New Paris is requesting you for ice rescue.
03:29
801's clearing the call dispatch.
03:33
801.
03:34
801 from Station 2.
03:36
Do we need 870 to roll on that, or just 60?
03:41
I believe just 860.
03:45
Howdy that?
03:51
Just dispatch at him 241.
03:55
Three end up 241.
04:00
801, station 1.
04:02
The 3rd is station 1.
04:04
I notified Syracuse reference PD.
04:07
They are going to see if they can have any units closer, and if they find out an ETA, they will call us back with 1.
04:12
Last unit, you're on District 2.
04:14
3 out of 2.41-0-4.
04:17
This is all units that are at the Cutterbury and I, be advised that our 59 advise that he did see his brother's jacket floating.
04:23
Against all the tracks going to the pond, but saw nothing coming back.
04:32
Cedar1 and 1601 are en route to the scene.
04:36
Yes.
04:43
3 Adam 283 to session.
04:46
3 Adam 283.
04:47
8.1, Station 1.
04:50
8.1, Station 1.
04:51
We had on a vehicle at edge 1026, east 719.
04:57
Adam 283.
05:02
Let me just pass the Paris 1.18 will be now.
05:08
Medic 22 and Squaw 2.
05:11
Breathing problems.
05:12
Near West Indiana Avenue, Unit B.
05:16
Medic 2 and Squaw 2.
05:19
Breathing problems.
05:20
Near West Indiana Avenue.
05:22
Unit B.
05:26
188-18-8-1 on fire ground 5.
05:29
Peter 16201 and 1601 are on scene yep I'm a half a mile out from station 1.
05:40
104 will wait on you Friday unit 42 is en route from Goshen.
05:50
Dispatch PD units and round to the County Road 29 call.
05:53
Just 1043, we have two fire units that are going to be in their POV, such as Mark 1023.
06:01
VASA 1601, do you want to vote? Dispatch Jefferson, signal 76 for an abdominal abscess.
06:09
3 out of 241.
06:10
This is clear.
06:18
16-0-1-all units.
06:19
This will be the food.
06:20
Phil Hoover residents.
06:22
The dispatch, Jefferson, Signal 76, kind of 23.
06:29
67-year-old male, conscious and breathing with an abdominal abscess.
06:33
The caller is advising that he is an ALF patient.
06:37
She's a 15 dispatch.
06:38
I'm going 10 slides here.
06:42
860s in route 860.
06:46
Elkirk County Dispatch, Syracuse-Maticates in route to the Ice Water Rescue Corps.
06:52
104. Telekarting 104.
06:55
Disbatch 505, signal 59.
06:58
Go ahead.
07:00
Edge 4.
07:01
Lockout 1010 East Waterford at the McDonald's is a red flatbed truck.
07:08
104-126. And 245.
07:12
104. 1601, all units.
07:15
If we can, let's go ahead and bring the vote.
07:19
This will be a 10-0[1].
07:22
We still need to retrieve the body and pull the dog out.
07:26
We located down wire.
07:29
It looks like it's a data wire.
07:32
It's not in the street or anything, so would you like a poll number for that?
07:37
Just touch Adam 241.
07:40
Sure, one.
07:41
Three Adam, 241.
07:44
Just 1043. Fire just called this as a 10.0.
07:47
They advise that it's going to be a recovery of the 10-0[1] and the body.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-0: Deceased person (dead body/DOA)
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Co Rd 29, New Paris, IN
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