Search for missing elderly woman near Nc 54 highway, Chapel Hill NC
Missing PersonA 90-year-old woman is missing in the woods near NC 54 Highway West and George King Road. Fire and police units are using drones, air horns, and flashlights to search for her. She has phone contact but appears disoriented and frequently hangs up.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Can I have a unit switch over to Oswald? D's requesting the drone?
00:21
Can I have a unit switch over to Osloon?
00:29
David is on off one.
00:32
David, just standby.
00:34
Fire should be switching over shortly.
00:37
Copy.
00:39
Engine 13 is on off one.
00:43
Ranger 13 is on off 1.
00:44
Ranger to engine 13.
00:47
Do you all have a drone with you and a pilot?
00:50
Yes, sir.
00:52
Hi, copy. Myself and all my guys, we're still in route to 54.
00:58
I hope you assist us in trying to look at her from 90-year-old in the woods.
01:04
1040, me in route.
01:07
Copy. I'll advise further when I got on scene. I'm driven off on 50, 940 and I'll let you know where we set on campus.
01:26
Fire 2416 NC 54 Highway West.
01:34
Assist PD Fire 2416 NC 54 Highway West, cross of Hunting Ridge Road and Downing Creek Parkway, Engine 13.
01:53
East Main Street and South Elma Street.
02:00
Unconscious or fanging, East Main Street and South Elma Street, Squad 1.
02:16
Is the caller still hearing or how long did she last hear the missing person's voice? All right,
02:25
so this is Penn Channel on Ops 1, so I guess fire is on the wayside. She just disconnected on me. I'm going to guide you to her.
02:34
300. I'm at the intersection of Nelson Highway and cross-van drive.
02:42
I need you to continue south on that Nelson Highway all the way down to you can't go anymore. There's just a dirt road to your right when you get down there.
02:53
Call George King Road.
03:10
I'm at George King Road now.
03:13
Where's you next?
03:14
All right, stand by. Let me get the coordinates real quick and give you how far you need to travel.
03:22
Behind me on the road.
03:27
300. As soon as you turn on that dirt road, I want you to go 754 feet.
03:33
Let me get your mileage on that.
03:36
I got somebody flag me down now.
03:39
Yeah, that's somebody who don't know where she is either. So either I can give you directions or you can go with her. She falls as well.
03:49
Let me make contact with her a quick.
04:00
You want to know 0.14 miles down the dirt road.
04:08
I'm going to stay here with a friend. These are friends of the 90-year-old. I'm going to stay here. You keep going down the road and follow communications directions.
04:15
All right, 10-4[1]. 0.14.
04:21
That's correct.
04:22
0.14. And it's not a 9-year-old, is a 9-0-0-0-year-old.
04:28
Yeah, I copy. I cut myself off.
04:31
Cameron, no problem.
04:32
322, when you get to that location,
04:35
it should be exactly where the police symbol is on your map.
04:39
You're going to go directly west. You should be able to yell out to her. She should be able to hear you. I'm going to try to call her back.
04:47
Okay,
04:54
boy. And her name's the end.
04:56
Her name is (name withheld).
05:06
300 of fire.
05:09
When you come down this dirt road, you'll see me set up. That's the last location of friends. You hear the 90 old.
05:16
10-4[1].
05:18
322, you've gone too far.
05:24
This road.
05:28
Moving problem (number withheld) Robinwood road cross of L green road and window 5 squad 4
05:40
7
05:48
channel 3
06:00
She keeps hanging the phone up on me. I don't think she understands what I'm telling her.
06:06
See you, Carrie, so I just blew my arrow horn about 15 times on if you're copying it up.
06:20
More time, I got her back on the phone.
06:30
She's hearing you now.
06:37
Did she see any of our legs? 22's got his...
06:45
I can hear in the woods now. Yeah,
06:49
she's going to be probably, I say, 3 to 400 yards south of my AVL position.
07:03
Hey, Fray, I'm out of my car, hit your air horn.
07:10
Alright.
07:20
I think she's down in a light, a flashlight.
07:28
Three on you. If you were to pass my SDV stay right there.
07:31
This is three hundred. I'm in the woods.
07:34
I don't see any way.
07:41
I'm having her try to sing. She likes to sing, so I'm going to try to sing real loud for you.
07:48
Sarah and Fraser, because you guys aren't seen, come to my location. There's a trail right here. I want you to walk the trail into the woods.
07:56
Okay.
07:58
John, I'm approaching you guys on foot. I'm on that dirt road now.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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Location mentioned:
Near NC-54, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
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