Officers locate suicidal person hiding at campsite


Police are trying to find and safely contact a person who is suicidal and hiding at a campsite covered by a green tarp. They are using a drone to locate the person and coordinating their approach.
Audio|Source: Iowa Dept of Public Safety Dispatch - Area A
04:28
Transcript:
You just want to make a consensual contact there and see if they give you any information. Do you 99[4] from 303[1]? Good. Were his shorts, like cut off jeans? I believe they were. He's at that campsite, I believe. I think we just got him on the drone. Here's patch 819[2]. 819. I assume you don't have contact with the RP[3] on this suicidal subject at the admin building. Stand by. I'm sure with the green tarp, I said as the drone came overhead, he started covering up with it and I can't find him, but... He has black shirt and black cut off jeet. Yeah, 160 Alcar right back. I'm on the phone for all six. Let's come from the east. I don't need to have potential anything. 2317, 27. 299. I got out just south-west of that can't sign. I'm not going on foot. That's what he ran last night. If you guys can hold off, we might need to do a battery change. I want to want him on drone if he takes off. Okay. Back forward my car. We just hang tight. We're going to switch the battery out in J.C. runs again. The number on this is 3. G. George and Nora A. Adam X. X. X. Ray. E. Edward, E. Union. 7. J. John. Lincoln 1.5.8688. Gabby. Are you on a mental? I'm sorry. Got me that. Almost. A little sight to say like a silver truck. But I do believe that one, but I do believe that one on the end. He jumped out of his car, I don't believe. He has his radio on him. It's going to be the one at the end of the dead end, with flatbed, loaded with junk. Okay. Which is trying to do you do. The green, had a green tarp covering the door or something. I pretty quickly covered him up with it. Go ahead, 826 can take it. All right, 826. You're going to be two roads up from the handicapped spot. We have several vehicles, triple parts. The admin employee is going to be waiting there for you. Copy that, I'm leaving from the TVs. Copy. 53. I'm out with me. 3.330 movies back up. Copy. We're out with the mail we saw.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
303: Unknown investigation/possible welfare check
[2]
819: Patch/Unit
[3]
RP: Reporting Party
[4]
99: Check/Status
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Location mentioned:
Appanoose County, IA
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