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Deceased person found near Smokey Park Hwy, Asheville NC

Medical Emergency

Reported: 09/27/2025 08:52 AM (PDT)

Near Smokey Park Hwy, Asheville, NC 28806

A deceased person was found near Smokey Park Highway. Additional responding units were canceled.

Audio|Source: Asheville Fire

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Transcript:

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presentation from Chief Nine.

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Go ahead.

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It'll be a DOA[1]. You can cancel any additional.

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Copy off.

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[1]

DOA: Dead On Arrival

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Location mentioned:

Near Smokey Park Hwy, Asheville, NC 28806

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Comments ⸱ 3

No surprise there. The junkies are everywhere panhandling around that McDonalds area and close to the shelter.

maybe you should be a little more polite. That could have easily been your child or sister/brother/mother you have no idea.

I understand your point, but with the shape Asheville is in right now, politeness isn’t solving anything. At some point we have to stop sugarcoating and start calling things exactly what they are.

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