Unresponsive elderly man found near Ed Herring Road, La Grange NC

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/26/2025 07:59 AM

Near Ed Herring Rd, La Grange, NC 28551

Emergency medical responders were dispatched to a location near Ed Herring Road where an elderly man was found unresponsive but breathing. Another medical call was also noted near Highway 70 West, LaGrange. The elderly male patient was not conscious but had breathing.

Audio|Source: Lenoir County Fire and EMS Dispatch

02:52

Transcript:

00:00

And Jemetic 3, Medic 3 Respond, 369 and a half, Highway 70 West, LaGrange, Jemite 5-on C, and request of a medic, emergency traffic[1].

00:16

Three's direct response from station,

00:19

3.59.

00:23

7.59.

00:26

3.51.

00:29

Sure remember how a night, Larry.

00:31

7 o'clock.

00:35

3.50? 3.50?

00:39

Same traffic.

00:42

Gabby same time.

00:48

Education is Madic 3.

00:50

Medic 3.

00:53

You guys they were in the Westbound lane of Highway 70, be correct?

00:58

If I'm going to be on the bypass of Highway 70 and the Westbound lane, it should be just after the Goldsburg exit if you stay like you're going to row.

01:08

Okay.

01:14

We go around to your side.

01:17

Yeah, that's right.

01:28

Tengenetic 6, Medics 6.

01:30

Respond near Ed Herring Road, near Ed Herring Road, respond, an unresponsive patient. Crush its heritage, Woods, and Lane, Esie Street.

01:38

Responder is in...

01:43

Okay, 351.

01:46

We'll run to the Ed Herring Road call on the way to Medic 5.

01:58

The general contact you both, sir.

02:04

She's sake, 20 procedures.

02:07

Kevin Lone, no six, waiting six, you guys.

02:13

Okay.

02:17

Kevin let me see.

02:22

Here old male,

02:24

not conscious, he is breathing.

02:28

Direct.

02:35

3.501. 3.501.

02:37

3.50, I'll be diverting to the 96 traffic. Can you read about the address?

02:45

Caball 11-08. It's going to be near Ed Herring Road.

02:50

Near Ed Herring Road.

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[1]

emergency traffic: Restrict radio to priority/emergency transmissions only

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