Elderly man falls amid family dispute in Rush Township, Meshoppen PA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/7/2025 03:14 PM

Near Bedford Rd, Meshoppen, PA 18630

Emergency responders are attending to an elderly man who fell near Bedford Road in Rush Township. The man recently left the hospital and was involved in a family dispute that may involve a mental health issue. Authorities are on scene to provide assistance.

Audio|Source: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, Wyoming and Luzerne Counties Fire / EMS

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Lus Quetta County,

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Montrose Minut for BLS,

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Rush QRS respond.

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Near Bedford Road and Rush Township,

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Chase Road, Pearson Road, and County Home Road to your Cross Streets.

00:15

Stage off for an elderly male fall victim,

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EDP-type PSP is responding.

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Ms. Quetta County,

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Montrose Minuteman for BLS.

00:28

Rush QRS, near Bedford Road and Rush Township between Chase Road, Pearson Road and Country Home Road.

00:38

They stage out for an Illinois of the fall victim, EDP type, PSP is responding.

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(number withheld).

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knowledge on EMS ops.

00:55

Druss 23 on the map.

01:04

Rush 23. That's the scene.

01:10

I have four.

01:11

I have DSP responding.

01:12

Apparently there's some sort of...

01:14

He just got out of the hospital a couple days ago.

01:16

He fell some sort of family argument going on there in domestic ADP type.

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I have.

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Screen another rush unit.

01:35

Rush 21 in route.

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Rush 21, you're responding.

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Did you copy that report?

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I did. I did.

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2090 from Rough 25.

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Rush 25.

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And we're out.

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There's 25 you responding, Tedson.

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County Montrose 2.

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Montrose 2.

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We're responding.

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Do we have a senior location set up?

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When you get closer, if you want to go directly rush, you guys can stage out and figure that location out.

02:17

Again, I got out of the hospital a couple days, unknown what the medical emergency was.

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He's fallen, he's been having a family domestic, and he has a little EDP.

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Thank you. Thank you.

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Elderly man falls amid family dispute in Rush Township, Meshoppen PA

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