70-year-old male trapped by legs in combine in Elgin

Heard on: Fayette County Fire

01:54

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:12

Attention Elgin ambulance, this is your 1st page.

00:15

You're needed at (number withheld) 215th Street for a 70 year old male who has his legs caught in the head of the combine.

00:26

Again, that's going to be (number withheld) 215th Street.

00:30

Say, can you clear 1637?

00:51

Attention Elgin ambulance, this is your 2nd page.

00:54

You're needed at (number withheld) 215th Street,

01:00

(number withheld) 215th Street, for a 70 year old male who is currently caught in the combine head.

01:08

His legs are trapped.

01:11

Unsure if he's alive.

01:12

The RP advises to go past the house over the hill at (number withheld) 215th Street.

01:19

Can you clear? Sixteen thirty-nine.

01:28

Attention Gundersen Ambulance, this is your 1st page.

01:31

Elgin Fire and Ambulance are requesting you at (number withheld) 215th Street for a male around 70 years old who has his legs caught in the head of a combine.

01:45

Again, he is in the combine in the field near (number withheld) 215th Street in Elgin.

2026-10-12 21:36 UTC

Medical Emergency

215th St, Elgin, IA 52141

70-year-old male trapped by legs in combine in Elgin

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a rural area near Elgin for a reported farm equipment incident involving an approximately 70-year-old man whose legs were trapped in a combine header in a field. Radio traffic indicated responders were unsure if he was alive.

70-year-old male trapped by legs in combine in Elgin

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