{"id":102336,"date":"2016-06-12T15:17:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T20:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=102336"},"modified":"2016-06-13T09:28:41","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T14:28:41","slug":"jfd-water-rescued-called-for-unmanned-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=102336","title":{"rendered":"JFD Water Rescue called for unmanned boat on the loose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department&#8217;s, Water Rescue Team was called to Jamestown Reservoir about 1:44p.m., Sunday to a report of a boat operating driverless in the water, in\u00a0a circle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyRotatorWrapper\" align=\"center\">\r\n\r\n<!-- Begin DWUser_EasyRotator -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/c520866.r66.cf2.rackcdn.com\/1\/js\/easy_rotator.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"dwuserEasyRotator\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 450px; position:relative; text-align: left;\" data-erConfig=\"{autoplayEnabled:true, autoplayDelay:3000, lpp:'102-105-108-101-58-47-47-47-67-58-47-68-111-99-117-109-101-110-116-115-37-50-48-97-110-100-37-50-48-83-101-116-116-105-110-103-115-47-67-83-73-47-77-121-37-50-48-68-111-99-117-109-101-110-116-115-47-69-97-115-121-82-111-116-97-116-111-114-80-114-101-118-105-101-119-47-112-114-101-118-105-101-119-95-115-119-102-115-47', wv:1}\" data-erName=\"UnmannedBoat061216\" data-erTID=\"{w3k7avarx21305652675641}\">\r\n\t<div data-ertype=\"content\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul data-erlabel=\"Main Category\">\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat10-0.jpg\" alt=\"Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat10-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat6-0.jpg\" alt=\"Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat6-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat12-0.jpg\" alt=\"Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat12-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat7-0.jpg\" alt=\"Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat7-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat2-0.jpg\" alt=\"Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat2-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat14-0.jpg\" alt=\"Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_25_1465762016\/content\/assets\/UnmanBoat14-0.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">Unmanned Boat on Jamestown Reservoir  CSi photo<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t<div data-ertype=\"layout\" data-ertemplateName=\"NONE\" style=\"\">\t\t\t<div class=\"erimgMain\" style=\"position: absolute; 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