Man experiences heat exhaustion at Capitol Pursuit race, Des Moines IA
Medical EmergencyA man near Easter Lake at the Capitol Pursuit race is suffering from heat exhaustion and has requested an ambulance. Rescue personnel are being directed to the scene.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
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Are you aware of any rescue personnel that's at this race, this Capitol pursuit race out here at least for, like, by chance?
00:06
(number withheld) called in earlier and put himself out on it.
00:10
Well, I've had a gentleman down here at the finish line, which would be on the watcher side of Easter Lake that's requesting an ambulance of the exhaustion.
00:18
Is that something you guys can trip over this way?
00:21
Yeah, we'll get one started.
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We're out on Watchers.
00:24
If they come into the park off of Watras, into the park, I will be on the road that goes around and I'll direct them in, but they come in off Watress.
00:34
Okay, so come into the beach entrance and then head west.
00:37
Correct. Okay, and what's wrong with the patient?
00:38
Some kind of heat-related illness, heat exhaustion,
00:42
he's requesting rescue.
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We're gonna start?
00:44
He's conscious breathing around.
00:45
Okay, sounds good.
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Location mentioned:
Easter Lake Dr, Des Moines, IA 50320
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