Man injured by falling tree while cutting near Hutchins Hollow, Forest City NC
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According to the dispatch call, a 50-year-old man was injured when a tree fell on him while he was cutting it down near Hutchins Hollow Road in Forest City. He was unconscious and bleeding from the mouth. Medical units and a helicopter were dispatched to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Rutherford County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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03:17
Transcript:
00:00
Medical 11.
00:01
Respond to medical call near Hutchins Hollow Road.
00:06
Medic 11,
00:08
respond to medical call near Hutchins Hollow Road.
00:12
In 4F City.
00:14
Cross streets are White Sides Road.
00:26
Station 24.
00:28
Respond to traumatic injury.
00:30
At Hutchins Hollow Road.
00:33
Station 24, respond to traumatic injury.
00:37
At Hutchins Hollow Road.
00:40
In Forest City.
00:42
Cross streets are White Sides Road.
00:45
Medical one, central.
00:47
Medical one.
00:49
I'll be in route.
00:50
Can you check flight status?
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T and four.
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Many Tensenerooms.
00:57
Pettikentin,
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(number withheld).
01:03
412, fire, sir.
01:05
Go ahead.
01:11
(number withheld) in route, hunch and solid.
01:13
Yeah, you further on that.
01:19
Kempore, it's a 50-year-old male, not conscious, he is breathing,
01:23
tree is on top of him, he was cutting the same down, he's got blood spurting out of his mouth.
01:30
Not firmly,
01:31
I'm going to go ahead and check on a helicopter.
01:36
Kenforth, we're checking them.
01:42
Oh, you Charles 503.
01:45
Signify.
01:47
Medics, I read a medic team.
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2425 Central Enrath.
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24, 25, 10, 4, 14, 12.
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Go ahead, turn.
01:58
What's your ATA?
02:01
Go ahead. We have an 11-minute ATA.
02:03
We have an 11-minute ATA.
02:06
Central be advised if a helicopter does fly, the LZ will be Rutherford Airport.
02:13
We have nine.
02:14
Do you want us to start heading that way?
02:17
T.M.4. The caller drives the tree is off of him at this time.
02:22
24, thank you.
02:24
My firm.
02:27
T.m.4, if you're closed here, Central Manick can be clear.
02:30
Central Manich can be clear.
02:32
Central Medicare is now being out.
02:35
Okay. If we're a copy, Medic 10's going to clear, Medicare, you have you in round.
02:44
Central and Medic 1.
02:49
Regional has accepted 19-minute ETA.
02:53
Our department advised use the airport as the landing zone.
03:03
To the station 24 units from route.
03:05
Region 1 has accepted 19-minute ETA.
03:09
We're going to initiate tones for landing zones.
03:12
Good,
03:14
Farmer. Can you about the numerical on touch-and-tile?
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Hutchins Hollow Rd, Forest City, NC 28043
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