Water Rescue | Rockford Scanner

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019

Rockford Scanner™: Apartment Building Evacuated After Water Problems

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Sources are reporting the Rockford Fire Department is working a scene on the West side.

It happened this afternoon at an apartment on Trilling.
That is just West of the Riverside bridge.

Reports of a water pipe burst and caused a lot of damage to the apartment building.

Residents were going to be evacuated and the City Human Services Department was going to assist.

Still developing.

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December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

Rockford Scanner™: Woman Drives Her Vehicle Into The Rock River, Still Developing

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Around 7:30 pm tonight, several emergency personnel were working a scene by the YMCA.

A woman has just drove her vehicle into the Rock River, near the YMCA.

Several emergency personnel including the rescue boats and divers are en route.

Still developing.

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December 26, 2018December 26, 2018

Rockford Scanner™: Possible Water Rescue On The Rock River

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Update: Vehicle drove off into the Rock River near the 200 block of Prairie st around 10 pm on Christmas night. One person was reported trapped inside the vehicle, but the Rockford Fire Department was able to rescue the victim.

Sources reporting a possible water rescue on the Rock River approx. 12:30 am.

Source said: “There are emergency vehicles by the icehouse on the Rock River. There’s an emergency boat searching for something in the water right around there.”‘

Possible vehicle in the water

Note: The emergency vehicle boat launch is located near the Ice House on N Madison. They use this location to launch their emergency boats into the Rock River.

At the time of writing this, it is not yet known what happened.

Check back later for possible updates.

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November 16, 2018

Rockford Scanner®: Boaters Need Rescuing On The Rock River

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Sources are reporting a water rescue near the Roscoe area.

Details are minimal right now.

There are boaters that were in need of rescuing on the river.

They were able to get ashore onto an island in the river.

Now they need rescuing from the island. No injuries were reported.

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November 11, 2018November 14, 2018

Rockford Scanner®: Another Body Recovered From The Rock River

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Update November 14th 2018

UPDATE: On 11/11/2018, at around 11:49 AM, Officers from the Rockford Police Department were dispatched to the 100 block of W State Street(Rock River) in regards to a possible body in the river. Upon arrival officers located a deceased male, partially in the river on the west bank. The body was recovered from the river by members of the Rockford Fire Department and a death investigation is currently being conducted. No signs of traumatic injury were located on male and his cause of death will be determined by the Winnebago County Coroners Office. The identity of the male will be released at a later time after his next of kin are located and notified.

Early this afternoon emergency personnel recovered a body from the Rock River.

Details are minimal right now.

The only information we have is a body has been recovered from the Rock River near the downtown area.

No other details are available at this time

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October 22, 2018October 25, 2018

Rockford Scanner™: BREAKING NEWS: Body Found Near The Airport

UPDATE:

Winnebago County Coroner has identified the body as 58-year-old Randy Wilder. The coroner said he was homeless but from the Rockford area. Autopsy is pending and toxicology will take around 3 weeks.