Water Rescue in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles - LAIT911

Water Rescue

Total Responding Units: 18

Additional Information

  Incident Type: Water Rescue
  Timestamp: 02-14-24 06:25 AM
 
  Neighborhood: Boyle Heights
  Address: 356 La River
  Intersection: E 7th St x La River

  Council District: Kevin de León (14)
  LAFD: Central (FS25, BC1)
  LAPD: Hollenbeck (473)

  Latitude/Longitude: 34.0323, -118.2171

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LAFD Press Release

Modified River Rescue 02/14/2024 INC#0283 - Modified River Rescue; INC#0283; 06:25AM; 356 LA River; ; #BoyleHeights; Firefighters are responding to a deceased person in the river (in a few inches of water flowing) and LAFD Crews are assessing the situation to assist with the body recovery. Rail traffic and 7th Street bridge traffic will be affected. ; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; AO1 AO2 BC1 E4 E447 H4 H6 H7 HA4 HA6 HA7 RA17 RA90 T9; CH7; 13; Nicholas Prange 02-14-24 07:20 AM

Update Modified River Rescue 02/14/2024 INC#0283 - Update Modified River Rescue; INC#0283; 08:00AM; 356 LA River; ; #BoyleHeights; Firefighters assisted LAPD and the Medical Examiner with the body recovery of a deceased adult male in the flood control channel, using a rigid stretcher ("basket") with ropes coming from the tip of an aerial ladder truck. Nothing further.; FS 17; Batt 1; Central Bureau; Council District 14; AO1 AO2 BC1 E4 E447 H4 H6 H7 HA4 HA6 HA7 RA17 RA90 T9; CH7; 13; Nicholas Prange 02-14-24 08:53 AM

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Responding Unit Activity Log

Timestamp Unit ID Unit Status
02-14-24 07:09 AM AO1 Onscene
02-14-24 07:09 AM AO2 Onscene
02-14-24 07:09 AM H4 Onscene
02-14-24 07:09 AM H7 Onscene
02-14-24 07:09 AM HA4 Onscene

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Radio TX

02-14-24 06:27 AM
02-14-24 06:33 AM
02-14-24 06:34 AM
02-14-24 06:34 AM

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Body confirmed to be deceased with rigger in effect, FD determining best way to extricate patient by air or litter basket. [verified]
02-14-24 07:20 AM | kylem1229 icon
Attempting to make access, 1 body in the water, will be a recovery operation [verified]
02-14-24 07:02 AM | kylem1229 icon
Assignment re-dispatched. Air unit reporting a male subject in the river [verified]
02-14-24 06:48 AM | kylem1229 icon
Engine 4 & Engine 447 handling, no further information about the call, no persons found in the river [verified]
02-14-24 06:36 AM | kylem1229 icon
Nothing located, waiting on callback to the reporting party for more information. [verified]
02-14-24 06:35 AM | kylem1229 icon