Person on ground doing yard work mistaken for fallen, Marion County IA


A person was reported to have fallen near Main Street north of University, but officers found he was not injured and was simply lying on the ground while doing yard work with a walker.
Audio|Source: Marion County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Officers, receiving a 911 text stating someone has fallen in front of their house near Main Street north of University.
00:06
So on the east side of the street,
00:07
I'll page out the ambulance trying to get a further information.
00:09
10-4[1].
00:10
You said University near Maine?
00:11
Send to where they said Main Street north of University.
00:14
Now stating it looks like they have a walker and they maybe fell to the ground.
00:26
Some more. An ambulance unit on Main Street north of University for a part of the subject to a fallen unknown injuries officers are enroute.
00:35
1841 kids. On Main Street north of University for a subject who has fallen unknown injury officers are en route.
00:44
1841 came 266.
00:45
Oh so I believe we're both 23[2].
00:47
79 on C no,
00:49
you can disregard ambulance.
00:51
10473 I'll disregard.
00:52
For our officers on scene you can disregard the call at Main Street and University.
00:57
Disregards 1842 cam 266.
00:59
23[2] go ahead.
01:00
Tell us the male he lives near Main Street.
01:05
He was just doing yard work.
01:07
He was planting some flowers or planting some type of plants.
01:09
He does have a walker but he was just laying on the ground while he was doing it.
01:13
He didn't fall. Said four thank you.
01:14
Carl's been howling.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement
[2]
23: Arrived on scene
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Location mentioned:
Marion County, IA
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