Man attempts suicide by hanging in Montrose area, Montrose PA
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According to the dispatch call, a 44-year-old man in Montrose attempted to hang himself using a noose attached to barn rafters. He fell about a foot from a ladder. The noose was removed. He was breathing but not speaking and had alcohol in his system. Police and EMS were dispatched to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties Fire / EMS
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03:20
Transcript:
00:00
Rush, QRS, respond, near Brown Road, Jessup Township, cross streets of Oaks Road and Narrow Gauge Road.
00:08
For a 44-year-old male attempting to commit suicide, request from PSP, PLS priority.
00:15
Susquehanna County, 2, Montrose, EMS, rush, QRS, respond, near Brown Road, Jessup Township,
00:23
cross street of Oaks Road and Narrow's Road.
00:25
For a 44-year-old male attempting to commit suicide, request from PSP, BLS priority, respond on EMF Ops, 2355.
00:39
Canney, Mickey 4? Mickey 4.
00:43
En route.
00:47
Okay, the advice.
00:48
The caller said that her husband had a noose around his neck and was on the ladder and had it attached to the barn rafters and did end up dropping off about a foot.
00:57
It is currently off his neck now.
00:59
He has alcohol in his system.
01:01
Caller said he's breathing okay but he's not really talking.
01:04
PSP has been notified and they're requesting you to stage.
01:11
10-4[1].
01:15
2358. County rush 24.
01:19
County on my field.
01:22
County uses rush 24.
01:26
Rush 24, go ahead.
01:28
I am responding.
01:30
I'm going to be staging on Keeper Road.
01:33
That resident is very pretty visible on Oaks Road going both ways off of ground.
01:39
So I'm going to stage off of Teasper off of Oaks there, so that way I stage at that area.
01:48
That's all for you, advisor, going to stage out on Oaks Road.
01:54
P for an open.
02:00
Asmore, Kaeper and Oaks Road are going to be staging off of 2359.
02:05
We need to rush 24.
02:18
Did you copy the full update that I did give McFort as well?
02:23
10-4[1]-9.
02:25
And did you copy that as well.
02:28
0-0-0-0.
02:30
20-1-0.
02:37
Tanya L.S. unit, Greena County.
02:39
Route 21, go ahead.
02:41
In row.
02:47
10.4-year-round.
02:48
Did you copy patient update and that PSP wants you to stage?
02:54
Did not.
02:59
Caller advised her husband had a noose around his neck and was on a ladder and it had been attached to.
03:05
The barn rafters, did end up dropping off about a foot and is currently off his neck now.
03:10
He does have alcohol in his system and the caller said he's breathing okay and he's not really talking.
03:16
PSP has been notified and PSP is also requesting you to stage.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment of message received or understood; affirmative response.
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Location mentioned:
Brown Rd, Montrose, PA 18801
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