Search for missing person at Watchung Reservation, Mountainside NJ
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to the Trailside Nature & Science Center area in Watchung Reservation, Mountainside, for a report of a missing person last known near the trail side parking lot. The caller was waiting in a red Toyota. No history of self-harm was reported, and search efforts were ongoing.
Audio|Heard on: Union NJ Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:9
Transcript:
00:00
Start making your way to the reservation.
00:02
It's at the reservation trail side parking lot by the purple, green, and white trail.
00:09
Called in by Mountainside.
00:11
It's going to be a missing person last pinged in the reservation.
00:17
From the information now, (name withheld) is a person about five six.
00:23
Last seen wearing a black jacket, black slacks, and brown loafers.
00:30
The caller is at the reservation sitting inside a red vehicle, a red Toyota.
00:38
Five four received.
00:41
Copy and ro.
00:44
Say county, you can put me on that as well.
00:46
What's our location?
00:48
Mountainside gave it to us as near the trail side parking lot by the green, purple, and white trail.
00:56
No history of any suicidal behavior at this time.
01:00
We're trying to get more from Mountainside.
01:03
All right, coming out of Ponderosa.
01:08
R5 County, are we able to call the phone?
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Trailside Nature & Science Center, 452 New Providence Rd, Mountainside, NJ 07092
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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