Man in hospital gown enters water near Kings Hwy in Clearwater, Clearwater FL
Medical EmergencyA man wearing a hospital gown escaped from a hospital near Kings Highway in Clearwater. He ran towards the water near Sunset and Kings Highway and entered the water. Police, security, and rescue teams responded because the man was swimming away from shore and was confused, creating a concern for his mental health and safety in the water.
Audio|Source: Clearwater Police - East
07:38
Transcript:
00:00
The Sunset, Kings Highway, Florida Tag, (name withheld), (name withheld), 07, NBM, B07 via Gray, Ford Mustang.
00:09
Straight 21.
00:10
Okay. It could be a white male, approximately 5-8, 510, heavy set, brown hair, with a brown beard, wearing a hospital gown.
00:17
Security's trying to locate him.
00:18
He was last seen running westbound away from the hospital towards water.
00:21
Yeah. Except for our copy hall.
00:22
6-3, I got the door.
00:23
Yeah. 106. I'll take another unit if you have one.
00:25
Step 4, 111-de-back?
00:27
For 21. 4.5 to x-ray 21.
00:29
Go. The A-52 that's led the hospital.
00:32
Were they making any additional threats or they're just trying to get out?
00:34
But from what I'm getting from security is just trying to get out of the hospital?
00:38
And for no additional Baker Act criteria?
00:40
Not from what we're hearing.
00:41
I copy. We have a couple of units coming to circulate for them.
00:44
Ten, four, the security should be down that way.
00:45
Do you guys in?
00:46
Hi, 308. I'm down by the water with a bunch of the staff, so I think you might be in the water.
00:50
He said he's in the water?
00:51
They're walking the water a lot, just give me a second.
00:53
I'll let you. No, he's just sitting on the ledge. No, he's just sitting on the ledge.
00:54
Apparently he was already formally vacaracted.
00:56
He's your truck. Alright, and he's in the water now.
00:58
Do we want any additional resources from SF?
01:01
Uh, he's still in the shallow part.
01:02
One's there. Yeah, X-ray 21, he was admitted under the bay correct upstairs.
01:05
Four or five you can attach me.
01:07
Yeah, more resources are nice.
01:09
He's not very lucid and he just keeps walking up.
01:11
How far?
01:13
106-4.
01:14
Oh boy. 4-4.
01:16
528. 405. If S.O.
01:17
has a boat with the water, keep starting my way just in case he goes out.
01:20
That's where he can't swim.
01:21
How far? Yeah, just give a good morning.
01:22
He's swimming away.
01:23
Next 6.41. Can you give me a name for this guy so I can try that way? He's not with it there, but I'll try a name.
01:28
Had mine. Four or five-hour units, please don't enter the water.
01:31
We'll try to work with him.
01:32
Yeah, I'm just stayed at the shoreline.
01:33
He's about 20 yards out now, still in one.
01:35
I'm working on a name for you guys.
01:37
Can we get something to launch a boat? He's going to get pretty far out.
01:39
I just got off the phone with the SW C there and now as well.
01:41
13 radio split again radio split if you're working that call on 11 years over there anyone else in the city can be on the 13th
01:47
Probably on the start of May.
01:49
What kind of, uh, you take up for the S-O-Vos?
01:50
10-9[1], sir, was that for an ETA?
01:52
Yeah, from the SLO.
01:53
With E.A. Just requested. I don't have any ETA as it right now.
01:55
See if you could just advise when you get it.
01:56
Of course.
01:57
I want to call out the Coast Guard as well.
01:58
Four or five, if you could get it being wrapped a stage, let them know we have a water rescue.
02:02
They may be able to get closer on a Zodiac or one of their smaller vessels.
02:07
Except four. Yeah, he's, uh, that's probably about 75 feet out now.
02:11
Do we have anything again? Can you're touching?
02:12
411. I'll attach you.
02:13
X-ray 21, the name is going to be Chance, Ferrex, and common spelling.
02:17
Thank you.
02:18
1-11, there's another unit to back 10,
02:20
10. 110, I can head her way.
02:21
10 to back 6, 11 for the negotiator.
02:24
1-1-1-1-1-2-1 from Missouri and Druid.
02:26
I'll step it up.
02:27
Copy Code 3[2].
02:28
He's just kind of a float out there, just so many who's not really trying to harm himself.
02:32
I copy. We'll have to coordinate with FD to get one or two officers on their vote if S.O or if we get there before SRO does.
02:39
We're hiding, quite good one for now.
02:40
We're a good one.
02:41
Oh, yes, be advised, for now, Group 11 is clear there, a code one.
02:45
Depending initial attempts to contact the subject in the water.
02:47
110-10-10-10, and 51 from Highland at Sunset.
02:50
Well, when I'm coming in 97 are you guys at the foot of jefferts?
02:54
Yeah, just go to the west end.
02:55
He'll sail the cop first.
02:56
Just all the way down by the water.
02:59
Probably. He's getting a little bit out of yelling range, so I might need the PA.
03:02
I mean, I don't have a PA if anyone else does.
03:04
Seth is not saying Fredericksson, possibly F-R-I-D-R-I-C-K-S-O-1.
03:11
Where is his first name or his last name? He's been responding to Chance.
03:13
No, it changes his first name.
03:15
Frederickson's his last. Rock, I found him.
03:16
He's in the call line 23.
03:17
Four or five.
03:18
Could we get the Eagle up just a case?
03:19
Never.
03:20
Frosty, which docs you add at the end of Jeffords?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-9: Repeat last transmission
[2]
Code 3: Emergency response (lights and siren)
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Kings Hwy, Clearwater, FL 33755
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