Male patient has cardiac arrest at Gainesville cafe, Gainesville FL

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/5/2025 05:51 AM

Near NE 20th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32641

A 35-year-old male experienced cardiac arrest at a cafe near Northeast 20th Drive in Gainesville. He was initially unresponsive and not breathing but has started to regain responsiveness according to rescuers. Emergency personnel responded to the scene promptly.

Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire

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Transcript:

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23 rest 34 shared bond cardiac arrest near Northeast 20th Drive in the cafe near Northeast 20th Drive, the cafe 35-year-old male not conscious not breathing it was witness originally he was unresponsive outside of the cafe

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851

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6393 to 14 24

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Hesker 1, 275, 50 Chirley, Central Society University, 4,000, Southwest 23rd Street, Apartment, 303 to 8552. 2.2 to 3, rescue 34, they're now advising the patients starting to respond.

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8.53.

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9.7. 757.

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981, based off witness statements and pedestrian statements, it would appear that the Signal 45s came from about the 2000 block.

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Northeast 17 terrorist so far? So far.

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I think we can collapse our canvas area to...

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couple blocks of this.

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Charlie 1-2nd50, Charlie, 1630,0.4, 29th Road.

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8 of 4 areas.

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So, I'm 26.

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Never.

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Did any other calls come in for suspicious vehicles or persons in this area since this was dispatched? 54.

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The 34, face of contact, I'm just the letter mail.

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Rescue 34, patient contact conscious alert mail.

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2A45 to 981.

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Go ahead.

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If you have it down to a couple blocks, I can deploy my 2-0-0 dog and see if we can locate anything.

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That would be much appreciated. Thank you, sir.

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Time for all be in that area in a second.

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Rescue 34, Alasso.

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You need GPD to respond to this location and they got a call when it was originally in cardiac arrest.

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