90-year-old man falls into ravine outside YMCA

Heard on: Lincoln NC Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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

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This is Medic One, Engine One, Ladder One.

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Respond for a fall, Lincolnton, 1402 East Gaston Street Extension.

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This is Medic One, Engine One, Ladder One.

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Respond for a fall, Lincolnton, 1402 East Gaston Street Extension.

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Time 8:45.

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Cement, all units responding to the YMCA.

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Ninety-year-old male, conscious breathing.

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He was leaning up against a wooden fence outside and fell down into a ravine.

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They said about five to 7 ft down.

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They got him out of the water, but he's still on the ground in the ravine.

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Have ladder one respond to the Y, please.

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Ten four.

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Lincoln ladder one, sir.

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Ladder one, ten four.

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I think the battalion wants to run also.

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Okay.

8/11/2026 05:45 AM

Medical Emergency

E, 1402 Gaston St, Lincolnton, NC 28092

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders are assisting a 90-year-old man who fell into a ravine near the YMCA at East Gaston Street Extension in Lincolnton. The man was conscious and breathing after being removed from the water and remains on the ground in the ravine. Medic 1, Engine 1, and Ladder 1 were dispatched to the scene.