Man with towels wrapped around neck has psychotic break

Heard on: Lawrence and Barry County Public Safety

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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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(number withheld) Walnut Street, Seligman.

00:03

RP is having a psychotic break.

00:06

Believed his throat was cut.

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A sixty-eight year old male, conscious breathing.

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Barry Central, 19 sixty-eight, send out to medical.

00:22

Page medical, en route from Purdy, 1634.

00:32

7, you can show me en route.

00:37

7, en route.

00:38

Be advised, the RP is now stating that he possibly has something wrapped around his neck at this time.

00:49

City 1968,

00:51

cold coded as an alpha.

00:52

65 year old male, conscious and breathing, vomiting.

01:00

Central 7274, be advised.

01:03

RP stated it is towels wrapped around his neck and they are unsure if he has cut his neck at this time.

01:19

It was in route also.

01:22

Only one in route also, 1635.

2026-09-07 14:34 UTC

Medical Emergency

Walnut St, Seligman, MO 65745

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call near Walnut Street in Seligman for an adult male reportedly having a psychotic break and believing his throat was cut or that towels were wrapped around his neck. He was conscious and breathing and was later reported to be vomiting as medical units arrived from Purdy.