Welfare check finds person lying on floor at home

Heard on: Caldwell County Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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General law enforcement arriving on scene for a check welfare.

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(number withheld).

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Southwest countryside drive.

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(number withheld) southwest countryside drive.

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This is a welfare.

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We will be en route.

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(number withheld) Southwest Countryside Drive.

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(number withheld) Southwest Countryside Drive, across from Berkeley Street and Swan Drive.

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For a check welfare.

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10-25.

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48 was en route.

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34.

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Crew four, I don't believe there's going to be any reason to stage.

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You can go ahead and proceed on.

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I'm urgent for now.

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The neighbor's called in a buzz and he hadn't seen his neighbor in about a week.

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Went over to the house and seen him laying on the floor.

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Okay, medic one's off the route.

2026-09-13 17:24 UTC

Medical Emergency

Countryside Dr SW, Lenoir, NC 28645

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As discussed during the dispatch call, law enforcement conducted a welfare check at a home on Southwest Countryside Drive after a neighbor reported not seeing the resident for about a week and then seeing him lying on the floor inside the house. Fire and EMS units were advised they could proceed without staging.