Deputies search for missing person near Benhams Rd, Washington County VA
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Missing PersonAs discussed during the dispatch call, deputies in Bristol, Virginia, responded to a report of a missing person last seen near Benhams Road and Sunrise Street. The individual, described as a barefoot male wearing a burgundy shirt and dark sweatpants, was reportedly walking toward a nearby church. Relatives stated that the person has wandered before but usually returns after reaching the church area. Deputies and other individuals were seen near the church during the search effort.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County and Bristol City Public Safety
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03:26
Transcript:
00:00
815 Central, we have a clothing description.
00:08
Burgundy reddish t-shirt, dark sweatpants, blue socks, no shoes.
00:23
Central, I may have missed that traffic.
00:25
Is he POA?
00:28
He's not.
00:32
Ten four.
00:41
Trade chest on scene.
00:45
Seventeen 46.
00:51
Seventeen forty-six.
01:02
Hey, thirty-two cents from in the area.
01:06
Seventeen forty-seven.
01:17
A(number withheld), should go ahead and make contact with the caller.
01:20
Give us a direction of travel,
01:22
possible location.
01:26
204.
01:32
Central, is the caller on scene or are they in on the road?
01:38
Last time I talked with (name withheld), (name withheld) was standing in (name withheld)’s yard.
01:45
Ten four, I'm pulling on scene right now.
01:49
Seventeen forty-eight.
01:56
Hey, thirty-two to (number withheld).
01:59
Go ahead.
02:03
(Name withheld) advised that the male subject headed down the road towards Venom's Road near the church area, and that's where he was last seen.
02:16
Ten four.
02:19
How long ago? Thirty-two.
02:25
Stand by.
02:35
(Number withheld), it was about 20–30 minutes.
02:42
Has he ever done this in the past? And if so, where'd you go?
02:47
(Name withheld) advised that he has done this a couple times in the past and he always gets as far as the church and turns back around.
03:04
(Name withheld), I'm getting flagged down by some individuals at the church here on Benhams and Sunrise.
03:10
In front.
03:20
A(number withheld) and 32, we're about 5 minutes out from you.
03:24
That's where I got multiple other subjects with me.
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Location mentioned:
Benhams Rd & Sunrise St, Virginia 24202
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