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Elderly man struggles to breathe in hostile state near Myrtle St, Canton IL

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Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/28/2025 04:39 PM

E Myrtle St, Canton, IL 61520

Ambulance and police responded to a 99-year-old man near East Myrtle Street gasping for air and acting hostile. Authorities rushed to provide urgent medical aid amid family distress.

Audio|Heard on: Fulton County Public Safety

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01:37

Transcript:

00:00

Can't in peace up on the air, can't rescue, Fulton Ambulance, respond to near East Myrtle Street,

00:06

99-year-old male,

00:09

just call me breathing,

00:12

because some dementia is being...

00:17

off-file with the caller and family.

00:21

Signal 1. near East Myrtle Street.

00:25

Signal 1. I have an officer in Rabasmo.

00:40

Can't peace up on the air, can't rescue, Holm County ambulance response to near East Myrtle Street,

00:47

99-year-old male,

00:50

difficulty breathing,

00:53

has some dementia as being hostile with the caller and family.

01:02

Signal 1,

01:04

near East Myrtle Street, signal 1,

01:07

I have an officer in route as well.

01:15

Chairman 4 route.

01:22

We're on the way.

01:26

We're on the way.

01:30

Tengent 3 and 4.

01:31

The engine 3 and 4.

01:35

Same.

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Location mentioned:

E Myrtle St, Canton, IL 61520

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