Person hit by low cable near South Beach Street, Ormond Beach FL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible electrocution call near South Beach Street and Central Avenue in Ormond Beach. Initial reports suggested a lightning or electrical injury, but responders later determined the person had been struck by a low-hanging cable line rather than electrocuted. The person was seen moving on the sidewalk, and units confirmed there was a cable line hanging low in the area.
Audio|Heard on: Volusia County Fire and EMS
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05:43
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 90, Quint 93, Medic 154, electrocution lightning, South Beach Street, Central Avenue, Ormond Beach.
00:08
Select Tac 3.
00:09
Battalion 90, Quint 93, Medic 154, select Tac 3, time out 1628.
00:15
Medic Corporal 1, patient contact.
03:18
Seen in front of the Ames building, we have one person down on the sidewalk.
03:22
Appears to be moving.
03:48
So it's going to be not an electrocution.
03:51
Somebody got hit by a low cable line.
05:28
The patient was just hit by a low hanging line.
05:41
Out here it looks like there is a cable line hanging low.
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Location mentioned:
S Beach St & Central Ave, Ormond Beach, FL 32174
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