Hiker passes out and is found slightly responsive at park summit

Heard on: Winona County Fire Main

01:10

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

Oh, it's over to Virginia at John Latsch Park, (number withheld) Latsch Park Road, for a fifty-four year old male that passed out while hiking.

00:08

He's now slightly responsive and he's going to be up at the top of the stairs.

00:11

We'll have to send a patient.

00:13

Seventeen thirty-two.

00:21

Rollingstone 1st responders to LEC.

00:24

Go ahead.

00:27

We're 10-4 on the call and en route.

00:29

7235.

00:36

Rollingstone 1st responders to LEC.

00:39

Go ahead.

00:42

Will you page out Rollingstone Fire just for us to get the patient down?

00:47

Go ahead.

00:56

This is Winona Fire.

00:58

We're needed at John Latsch Park, (number withheld) Latsch Park Road, for a 54-year-old male that passed out.

01:04

He is slightly responsive and he's going to be up at the top of the summit.

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ETA

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73 seconds.

2026-10-23 22:32 UTC

Medical Emergency

John A. Latsch State Park, US-61, Minnesota City, MN 55959

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical emergency at John Latsch Park, where a 54-year-old man reportedly passed out while hiking and was found slightly responsive near the top of the stairs by the summit. Fire units were requested to help bring the patient down from the area.