Elderly man found unresponsive after fall at driveway, Granite Falls NC

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/6/2025 07:51 AM

Near River Dr, Granite Falls, NC 28630

Emergency responders were dispatched to assist an 84-year-old man who fell in his driveway near River Drive and became unresponsive. CPR was started on site, and the situation was confirmed as a working code blue indicating cardiac arrest.

Audio|Source: Caldwell County Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

Can you advise 1072, Tom,

00:02

please?

00:25

Two men at Granite Base, Granite Falls first responders, Delta response,

00:29

unconscious person, near River Dr, near River Dr.

00:33

Near River Dr.

00:38

Two minutes at Granite Base, Granite Falls First Responders, Delta Response, Unconscious Person,

00:43

near River Dr,

00:45

Your Cross Street Lakewood Circle and Woodville Circle is an 84-year-old male who's fallen in the driveway.

00:52

Timeouts 10 53rd.

00:58

Some units in route to near River Dr, CPR has been started.

01:04

NPDPB1-10.

01:13

I'm clear, hos mpd, you don't think?

01:17

I'm clear, hos mpd anything.

01:19

Granite car 108.

01:25

331.

01:27

331 can you be in right the near River Dr about 6 yards of progress and 84 year old males falling in his driveway

01:41

50 Commerce Drive (number withheld) PD PD 7909 709 Commerce Drive (number withheld) PD 7909 7909 Commerce Drive it's a Lexus 350 and a white work truck

01:56

550, call out.

01:58

It was about near River Dr.

02:00

Okay,

02:03

24, that's correct.

02:09

550, that's correct.

02:13

Okay.

02:33

Tava car debris, 321 southbound of 33.

02:40

Southbound of 33.

02:41

Some kind of containers in the roadway.

02:43

321 southbound of 33.

02:51

So not. Good.

02:56

Confirming code blue.

02:59

Confirming working code blue.

03:05

That falls 109.

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104 code blue.

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10. 10.

03:15

I'm going to turn out to near River Dr.

03:18

Working code blue.

03:20

Working code blue this time.

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