Two unconscious people found in vehicles near Wassom Memorial Hwy, Rhea County TN
Emergency responders were sent to Wassom Memorial Highway near the lookout after reports that a gray sedan and a gray minivan were stopped with the driver and passengers appearing unconscious. Bystanders had stopped to check on the individuals who were unresponsive. Law enforcement and medical personnel arrived at the scene.
Audio|Source: Rhea County Public Safety
03:35
Transcript:
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Wassom Memorial Highway just before the lookout.
00:03
Caller advised there's a gray minivan with both driver and passenger on Dover.
00:09
Caller was just a passenger bus.
00:11
This is station two.
00:14
Go for station two.
00:17
Go for station two.
00:24
Wassom Memorial, just before the picnic tables, taking a call, mill party slumped over in a gray sedan.
00:33
Caller's third party kept going, people possibly unconscious.
00:38
Not a lot.
00:40
(name withheld).
00:44
Central Smedic 11.
00:46
9-11. 9-11.
00:51
Clearing the call, we'll be responding from the hospital momentarily.
00:55
Copy 1217.
01:01
That's your dispatch.
01:03
Medity.
01:09
You sure it's getting out of Ray McHell.
01:12
1217. 17.
01:23
(name withheld).
01:28
I'll be around with 20.
01:29
Did you advise one or two? Unconscious.
01:32
(name withheld) was both driver and passenger look like they were passed out.
01:39
Okay.
01:45
Central Medical One.
01:48
Go ahead.
01:52
Responding to that secondary call.
02:01
Say the exact location on that central.
02:08
Caller advised, it's going to be on Wassom Memorial Highway.
02:11
Right before the lookout, it's going to be about a mile before the lookout on the right-hand side.
02:18
Unclear on exact location.
02:19
Okay.
02:20
Okay. Thank you.
02:22
Is this vehicle going to be pulled over or is it still going to be in the roadway?
02:28
It's going to be almost out of the roads.
02:35
Night 11.
02:37
11.
02:45
20, we received a second call,
02:48
advised that they were also a passenger bystander, said it looked like a gray van stopped next to the other gray vehicle.
02:56
Unsure if passengers are okay, they advise they still seem to be out of it.
03:04
We received a second call in reference to that traffic.
03:07
They advised the gray van actually stopped to check on a gray sedan that's the individuals that need checked out.
03:16
She advised that the passenger and driver both seemed out of it.
03:19
She said that people were honking and they weren't responding.
03:26
We still haven't had anyone actually get out of the vehicle to check on them.
03:30
First day, we do have law enforcement around, correct?
03:35
That's correct.
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