Trauma helicopter deployed for a person in the water on Herengracht in Amsterdam
For unknown reasons, someone may have been hit on Friday night when they entered the water.
The incident happened shortly after 3 a.m. An air ambulance has been placed to assist the ambulance. An ambulance was also sent to the incident. The cause of the accident is not yet known.
Amsterdam is a place in the province of North Holland and falls under the P2000 region of North Holland. The emergency services in Amsterdam respond to, among other things, 112 reports that arrive at this security region. These 112 reports are sent out via P2000 to, for example, the correct fire brigade, ambulance service or the units on duty.
In the past thirty days, the Amsterdam fire brigade has been alerted 155 times and the ambulance had to go to that location 14 times.
Timeline P2000 notifications