As winds picked up today, one boater found himself unable to paddle back to the boat ramp.

He called 911 and spoke with dispatcher Kassie, whose quick-thinking gave them the tools to locate the stranded boater.

He was safely holding onto a dock on the river when Kassie sent him a link for 911Eye, a tool fairly new to telecommunicators.

“911Eye allowed our dispatchers to see where he was and gave them GPS coordinates,” police said.

The team in the Communications Room was able to determine the street he was nearest, and send officers right to him.

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