Man in camper struggles to breathe when lying down

Heard on: McDowell County Fire Dispatch

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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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Communications Medic Two, Old Fort First Responders, respond (number withheld) Willis Rose Road, cross street of Ebenezer Road.

00:08

Breathing problems, emergency.

00:22

Communications Medic Two, Old Fort First Responders respond (number withheld) Willis Rose Road, cross street of Ebenezer Road.

00:29

Breathing problems, emergency.

00:41

Location units en route to Willis Rose Road off Ebenezer Road.

00:47

Caller's advising it's going to be at the end of the pavement and two mailboxes to the left.

00:53

He'll be in a camper, no vehicles there.

00:56

What the map is showing or he's plotting is when you turn on Willis Rose Road, it should be the 1st driveway on your left.

01:04

Looks like there's a camper back in there.

01:05

63 year old male complaining of breathing problems.

01:10

They're about to not able to breathe when he lays down.

2026-10-20 07:45 UTC

Medical Emergency

Willis Rose Rd, Old Fort, NC 28762

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, medic and first responder units were dispatched to a camper near Willis Rose Road and Ebenezer Road for a reported 63-year-old man with breathing problems, including difficulty breathing when lying down.