Elderly man welfare check requested over health and exploitation concerns, Wharton WV
Medical EmergencyA call was made from Virginia to request a welfare check on an elderly man living near Pond Fork Road. The caller is concerned about the man's poor health and possible financial exploitation related to his benefits.
Audio|Source: Boone County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Go ahead. I don't know if this is the welfare check PMS call.
00:10
Third-party call from Virginia,
00:12
advised the elderly male at near Pond Fork Rd, is in poor health.
00:18
is, I guess, barely hanging on and the caller feels like the male is being taken advantage of due to him getting a check or whatever.
00:30
Do we know the male's name?
00:32
(name withheld), I'm semi-familiar.
00:37
He's 1096, has been his whole life and he's probably a fair age.
00:44
I don't know if I could even find the 27 on him.
00:47
Just email me that call sheet.
00:49
I'll give the caller a public service.
00:51
Stanford, she didn't have a lot of information.
00:53
I just know the crew a little bit, the female on scene there, contacted the caller in Virginia.
01:03
This is the girl from Virginia called in here.
01:05
I don't have any contact info for anybody on site, but you can speak to the lady from Virginia.
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Location mentioned:
Near Pond Fork Rd, Wharton, WV 25208
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