On February 10th, 2021, I filmed Seattle Fire crews arriving for a vehicle in the water at the Golden Gardens boat launch.

Engines 17 and 18 put rescue swimmers in the water, and located one victim in the vehicle. He was brought to shore and declared deceased. Rescue 1 divers confirmed that there were no additional victims in the vehicle, and the scene was turned over to the Seattle Police for investigation.

I apologize for the shakiness – it was about 35 F (1.6 C) and I couldn’t find my gloves.

This is the first scene I’ve been to with a visible body – he was mostly covered by a sheet, but it was still jarring to see on a sunny morning. Shoutout to the SFD crews for going in the water and trying to save him.

No word on how the vehicle ended up in the water, or how long it was there.

Clip listing:
0:00 – Fireboat 2 arrives on scene, joining Rescue Boat 5.
0:13 – Swimmers from E17 and E18 can be seen in the water.
0:19 – Rescue 1 arrives on scene
0:55 – View of the vehicle in the water (person already pulled out)
1:13 – Rescue 1 divers going in the water
1:32 – A look at units on scene
1:43 – A look at the new Medic 44 rig
1:58 – Seattle Police dive team arriving
2:14 – Port of Seattle pickup arriving
2:22 – AMR supervisor on scene
2:26 – AMR arriving on scene
2:58 – Outro

Outro music: Demilitarized Zone by Ethan Meixsell, via the YouTube audio library.