Well-being check for elderly female in hoarded apartment, Wellesley MA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders conducted a well-being check at an apartment near Stearns Rd for an elderly female who had not been heard from in seven days. The apartment had severe hoarding with stacked boxes blocking entry and a foul smell. Fire and police units attempted to gain entry through a rear window as the front door was not accessible. No sounds were heard inside during initial entry attempts.
Audio|Source: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire
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Transcript:
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Attention engine one, paramedic 10, A136, respond to near Stearns Rd,
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1, for box 184, report of well-being checked. Attention engine one, paramedic 10, A-136, respond to near Stearns Rd, one, for box 184, report of well-being checked, 1649.
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Entry part of the fire alarm 5 is on scene.
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Engine 5 on scene, 1650.
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T-10, we have the chair.
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T-10 a subon, 1650.
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Okay,
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dude.
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We're looking at five, look, ah, any other year here, there's a hoarding foul smell coming from this area.
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Roger. The boxes are packed so tight up that I can't even get into the apartment.
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Father,
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same time.
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2411.
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2413, 16501 to do that.
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Can we help you open the door?
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Boxes are set about my height,
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I can get the door,
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the front door is open,
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the apartment door is not.
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Okay, Roger.
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Five foot two, the fire department is on the way down there to help you.
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I have it, thank you, sir.
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There is a light on, but I still see any movement in there.
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And there's boxed the pilot up outside that was like having opened in mail and weeks.
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5-5-1 control.
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Bye-bye-bye.
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With all the other units of the reservoir, I spoke to the call there, I'll have an FI for his information and extensive search of the area weren't able to locate the other party.
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You can show all the units clear and I'll be responding to Stearns Road.
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Father, thank you both.
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A 5-1, just to confirm though, you do have a second unit going to back up in two car correct part of my arrival.
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Control to 5444.
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Control 544.
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544, I have you responding to 10.
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5.2 to control.
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5.4 2.
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Go around back.
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There's a side door that's also locked.
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I'm going to try to get up on the backboard, see if I can get in the back door.
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It's going to be that first floor apartment correct?
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That's the firmament.
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All right.
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All right.
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Thank you.
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File on the P10, sheriff's female in her 70s.
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This is a severe hoarding situation inside.
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Her friend is concerned because she hasn't heard from her in seven days.
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And neighbors have knocked on her door with still response.
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PD on scene, they're trying to make entry through rear window currently because the front door you can't even open.
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Back mail from the...
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Engine One, PD is requesting that you meet them in the rear of the building.
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You in the rear of the building?
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All right, I have a screen window that we can probably get through here.
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There is no one making any sound in here.
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Location mentioned:
Near Stearns Rd, Wellesley, MA 02482
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