Man with stab wound to stomach found near Southwest Troy, Desoto County FL

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/5/2025 03:25 PM

DeSoto County, FL

Emergency responders were dispatched to a 23-year-old man near Southwest Troy and Roe for a stab wound to his stomach. The injury occurred about three days ago and continues to bleed heavily. The wound is located in the center of his stomach, near the right side of his belly button. The man has not received prior medical treatment and is in critical condition.

Audio|Source: DeSoto and Hardee Counties Fire Rescue

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Transcript:

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Station to rescue, I need your route to near Southwest Troy and Roe, in reference to a 23-year-old male that's hurting from a stab wound that was in the stomach,

00:10

provided that it occurred three days ago, he is going to be breathing unconscious.

00:17

If you two copy, shows her out.

00:20

Have a rest of her out.

00:26

Okay, for rescue two.

00:29

Rescue two.

00:33

Has the patient already been treated through this, that war?

00:41

Negative. He advised that it happened about three days ago. He advised that he tried to take care of the woman itself.

00:48

And he is advised that it's still bleeding non-stop. We do have L-E-1 route.

00:53

That's right.

00:59

That's all right.

01:05

I think we need to a good route with rescue too.

01:07

So far.

01:08

In June,

01:10

just for your information, every matter of five, did itself, 15-minute ETA if needed.

01:16

Copy that, thank you.

01:22

Okay, Rex, you'll get some of the updated information about as the male.

01:26

Let us have a stab room in the center of his stomach.

01:29

He is still bleeding. It has pressure on the wound.

01:32

It happened a couple of things ago. It was going to be a big hole in the center of his stomach, right side of his belly button.

01:39

Talk of that, thank you.

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