Person lost in woods near Overlook Drive

Heard on: Raleigh County Police, Bradley Fire and WV State Police

01:14

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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We've got a person lost in the woods,

00:03

pinging behind (number withheld) Overlook Drive in Stanaford.

00:08

We do have the What3Words for the subjects? We are dispatching the fire department.

00:12

He just advised that he's lost daylight and able to see to get out.

00:15

He has exhausted himself.

00:17

He does have a flashlight and a thermal drone with him.

00:20

He is not injured, but it doesn't know if side by sides are going to make it through to where he is.

00:25

Can you advise?

00:30

Do you got fire department dispatch?

00:32

Just getting that information.

00:33

I got that weapon in me.

00:36

Copy, we do have it dispatched.

00:41

Okay.

00:43

All right, initials, this is the last one.

00:54

103 copies, 10-7, this is your long term.

00:58

Copy 103. Just to keep you advised, we do have the What3Words in the card.

01:05

He is pinging on rapid, showing he is going to be behind (number withheld) Overlook Drive.

01:12

He is almost in a clearing.

5/3/2026 05:49 PM

Missing Person

Overlook Dr, Stanaford, WV 25801

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched after a person reported being lost in the woods near Overlook Drive in Stanaford. Search teams used digital location tracking tools to locate the individual, who was not injured and was later found safe.