Elderly man walks away from home in medical emergency, Kannapolis NC


An elderly man with white hair wearing a Florida State University shirt walked away on foot from his home near Kingston Dr. The caller believed he was trying to get to the hospital. Fire and rescue units, including a drone team, are searching for him. His location is tracked by phone but may not be precise.
Audio|Source: Cabarrus County, Concord, Harrisburg, and Kannapolis Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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SSP with an elderly male who's walked away from his home near Kingston Dr, Cross Street of Beaumont Avenue, Esther Kingston Way.
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I pray on Ops 4.
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One day, go ahead.
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I'm getting no reading from Father's School and let the staff know to keep the kids inside.
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I'll head it up to you.
00:15
I was going to keep the kids inside, and then you can come back.
00:17
Apple, two units respond to the keys to drive.
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It's going to be a white male with white hair of Florida State University shirt.
00:23
On foot, the caller thought that he was trying to get to the hospital.
00:27
Awesome, I'm going to patch KFV Ops4 and KPD dispatch one together.
00:31
Units on Ops 4, did you copy?
00:33
I'm having trouble hearing, did you advise negative? 14, copy.
00:36
10-4[1]. The time one-digging, you'd be.
00:38
The elderly male is going to be a white male with white hair, a Florida State University shirt.
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He left Kingston Drive on foot.
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The caller believes he was trying to get to the hospital.
00:45
I'm going to patch KFB Ops 4 and KPD Dispatch 1 together.
00:49
Are you going to need move-ups?
00:51
All right, y'all can stand by for a second, we might have located.
00:54
Sam, you said he was on Louise and what?
00:56
Louisiana, Rosedale.
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He's at a house.
00:59
No, not the new marriage.
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Rescue 10 is in Apple's on 4.
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Rescue 10.
01:02
You'll ask the alarm, we're also responding.
01:04
Okay.
01:05
Just for all 14, this is a phone pin, so it may not be an exact location.
01:10
The person who's got his location is located in Florida.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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Location mentioned:
Near Kingston Dr, Kannapolis, NC 28083
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