Binghamton Emergency Response Prompted by State Police Dive Team

An apparent case of miscommunication prompted Binghamton police and fire units to race to check out a report of a person in need of help in the Susquehanna River.

The false alarm occurred early this week. Police officers and firefighters were dispatched to the Tompkins Street bridge just before 3 p.m. Monday for a possible river rescue.

Binghamton police and fire personnel on the Tompkins Street bridge on November 13, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Someone had spotted a person in the water near the bridge south of Court Street.

The emergency responders were advised that New York State Police had planned to conduct a diving operation in the area.

Binghamton Fire Department units, including a boat, were sent to the Tompkins Street bridge on November 13, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Shortly after the police and fire units arrived at the bridge, a diver surfaced and assured everyone that he was fine.

Members of the state police detail working in the river didn't have much to say when they encountered a reporter.

A New York State Police diver at work on the Susquehanna River in Binghamton. (Photo: @nyspolice via x.com)

The following day, the state police posted a bit of information and a few pictures online about the Binghamton operation.

A social media post noted the underwater recovery team "is prepared for anything!"

State police underwater recovery team members in Binghamton on November 14, 2023. (Photo: @nyspolice via x.com)

The agency stated the unit conducted dive operations in the Susquehanna "with a frigid water temperature of 46 degrees!"

VIDEO: Emergency personnel on the Tompkins Street bridge on November 13, 2023.

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