Vehicle Submerged Below Creek Bridge at Highway 299 and Friday Ridge Road in Trinity County

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision with unknown injuries was reported at Highway 299 and Friday Ridge Road. A caller reported seeing a silver vehicle that appeared to have gone off a cliff near a waterfall across from the highway. The caller offered to meet with an officer to show where the vehicle was. It was confirmed that the vehicle was submerged in water below the cliff, but there was no emergency at the time. The situation was clarified and no immediate assistance was needed.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 12:03 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


10:45 a.m.
[2] RP HAS VISUAL OF SIL VEH THAT APPEARD TO HAVE WENT OFF THE CLIFF
10:46 a.m.
[3] HARD TO SEE FROM RDWY
10:46 a.m.
[4] RP OFFERING TO 1198 W/ OFFICER TO SHOW WHERE VEH IS
10:47 a.m.
[5] RP ADV VEH IN THE WATER NEAR A WATERFALL ACROSS FROM HIGHWAY
10:48 a.m.
[6] APPEARS TO BE INVLD IN TC
10:59 a.m.
[12] 70 REQ TO CONFIRM WITH RP IF VEH IS IN TRINITY COUNTY
12:01 p.m.
[20] B16-070 SPOKE TO RP // CLARIFIED VEH IS SUBMERGED BELOW THE CB AT 42.50 // NEG EMERGENCY AT THIS TIME
12:01 p.m.
[21] B16-070 OLD TC

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