63-year-old man with COPD having trouble breathing

Heard on: Le Mars Fire and Rescue

01:38

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

00:00

Merrill ambulance, Le Mars Fire Rescue, Merrill campground, lot 16 for sixty-three year old male troubles breathing.

00:07

Merrill ambulance, Le Mars Fire Rescue, Merrill campground, lot 16 .

00:13

Sixty-three year old male troubles breathing, does have COPD.

00:35

Merrill ambulance, Le Mars Fire Rescue, Merrill Campground, site 16 .

00:40

Sixty-three-year-old male, troubles breathing, does have COPD.

00:43

Will be in the motorhome with a trailer.

00:45

Twenty-two thirty-four.

00:56

Plymouth County, Plymouth Fire Rescue.

00:59

Fire, but.

01:04

2382 is en route.

01:07

2235.

01:15

Plymouth County, Merrill Ambulance.

01:21

Merrill Ambulance, but.

01:24

Merrill Ambulance is en route, Martin, disregard.

01:30

Come in, 32.

01:36

10-4, correct. 232 has returned quarters.

7/22/2026 08:33 PM

Medical Emergency

5th St, Merrill, IA 51038

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to a campground near 5th Street in Merrill for a 63-year-old male experiencing breathing difficulties and a history of COPD, located in a motorhome with a trailer. Ambulance and fire rescue units responded, with one ambulance en route and another unit returning to station.