Officers check unresponsive person near Otter Blvd trail, Volusia County FL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers investigated a possible medical emergency involving a person found lying near the bike path by Otter Boulevard and a nearby park. The individual appeared unresponsive. Units, including a K9 team, were positioned along Otter Boulevard and nearby intersections to assist in locating and checking the person’s condition. The person appeared to remain still, and the situation was treated as a welfare check rather than a confirmed criminal incident.
Audio|Heard on: Volusia County LE-7 New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater and Volusia Sheriff's Office
Listen to dispatch call
03:51
Transcript:
00:00
I think I got him.
00:01
This is a big person lying down on the bank by the bike path near where you are.
00:06
Just come out to the bike path, cross the small bridge to the west.
00:13
Hey K9, you want to head this way?
00:17
How far is the person alive? Like in the backyard almost.
00:21
It's probably a mile down this bike path.
00:27
Right where the bike path crosses Otter Boulevard.
00:31
Or is the person closer east?
00:35
The person is closest to Otter Boulevard, a short distance away.
00:39
It's between Otter and the park.
00:42
(name withheld) is back over this way.
00:46
If everyone has him, you guys just hold your position.
00:49
We'll bring the dog over there.
00:50
Yep.
00:53
We need somebody on Otter and Otter.
00:58
We'll probably send that in there.
01:02
Yeah.
01:08
Let's get somebody at Otter and Colonial or Colony Park.
01:13
And then somebody in the middle on Otter.
01:17
Hey everyone, can you see me just west of the bridge?
01:23
I'm going to come around these trees.
01:24
I see a unit parked up by the bridge.
01:28
Yeah, I got a red and blue cruise light.
01:30
Keep pushing west or hold there?
01:33
Just hold there now.
01:34
We're waiting for a canine.
01:37
Hey, are we still at the same street?
01:39
Is it near the small bathroom?
01:43
Yeah, near the small bathroom, just north of the park parking lot.
01:49
I can't head that way to the centerline.
01:54
Okay, then I pulled the barricades at the parking coming off West Pine.
02:01
Responding, Roger.
02:02
Thank you.
02:05
I don't think this person is in any condition to run, but if anybody can get over on Otter Boulevard or the trail.
02:13
Roger that.
02:14
Oh.
02:16
She's between the trail and Otter.
02:21
Hey, just to be clear, the person is north of the park and west of the big bridge or near the small bridge next to us?
02:32
Okay, near the park where the Frisbee Golf Course is.
02:35
The small bridge just to the north of that.
02:38
The person is west of that bridge between it and Otter.
02:44
Perfect. Okay, as long as we've got units on Linda, we're on Otter up here.
02:50
We'll see if the person is at Otter and the bike path crossing.
02:59
Hey, I just got flagged down.
03:01
Witnesses saw the person sitting on a bench at the park about 30 minutes ago.
03:07
No, that wasn't them.
03:11
I showed them the image, and they cleared.
03:17
I saw that person.
03:18
He was injured.
03:25
All.
03:26
K9 is on the bike path from West Pine headed west.
03:34
Emergency traffic.
03:40
Still lying still.
03:42
The person is on their back with feet facing the lake.
03:48
We'll see them.
03:50
We're clear.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Otter Blvd, Florida 32168
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