Man found dead by suicide at Earthaven community hall, Black Mountain NC
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders found a man in his late 30s or early 40s deceased by suicide hanging at Earthaven Council Hall. The area is secured while investigators arrive. The man had a history of mental health issues and previous suicide watch.
Audio|Source: Rutherford County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
07:14
Transcript:
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It's approximately late 30s, early 40s, male hung himself back on rig sometime late last night, maybe early morning hours.
00:09
Had ongoing mental issues from losing his wife and child not long ago.
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Actually had him on suicide watch several times.
00:17
A younger lady found him hanging in a ship.
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Central R16.
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Clarks is in Route 20, 25 minute VTA.
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Ten-four.
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Not cut him down, but we do have the door covered so that nobody else sees him.
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We're just securing the scene two y'all get here.
00:36
Ten-four.
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Is this going to be some type of facility?
00:44
Negative. That's not small.
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...community.
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Called our Avaeco Village.
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Town, I appreciate it.
00:55
Central, can you note everything that gentleman told us just for our call?
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Canva?
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11-unit 10-9.
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Our ETAs, or at least, it's 12.03.
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I've got a deputy a little bit ahead of me.
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It's been there about 20 minutes.
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10-4[2].
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You're cutting in and out.
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If we have trouble finding you, I'll switch back over and try to get some better directions.
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Okay, you come the very end of Camp Elliott, turn left into Earth Haven, you'll run straight into us.
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EarthA, okay yeah, we were at EarthAid a couple weeks ago.
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I'm familiar with it.
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I'll holler back at you if we need some.
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Jimble.
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Bob, I just spoke to their either firemen or BMS, I don't know which one.
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He's going to be adding the notes.
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He gave me a rundown of everything.
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Stand 4. I have an A.T.A.
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11.506.
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I'm about five or ten minutes behind.
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On 28 central, 10, 61.
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Go ahead.
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We'll be a Lincoln King Charles, 206, 1.
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We'll be on Oak Street and Hardin's Road.
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T.411.46.
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Medic 11, Central.
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Medical 11 at Ruffton.
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2.4.1.4.
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Southwestern-Trum 108, Pneout, Sowerwood.
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R6444-104.
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128 on truck on 27.
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Go ahead.
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482-89158.
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T-04.
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604, Centron, 23.
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604, Central, I'm 23.
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R6144-24.
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Go, Welcome County Unit.
03:46
I know the signal is probably not that great, but do you happen to have enough to where you could send a ping to my phone? The location of the body?
03:59
Yeah, stand by.
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Mr. Rufflin, 28, I got that.
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27 and 28 backwards.
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Go ahead.
04:31
Copy, it's (number withheld).
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Repeat (number withheld).
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10-4[2], that 27 comes back to a (name withheld) subject out of Forest City, showing active, negative 29.
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That 28 comes back to a 2017 Nissan Armanda to a (name withheld) place that is showing active, place is showing no longer on vehicle.
05:06
Ten-four.
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I copy. I'll send you a thing.
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First thing is where we're parked at, staging.
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I've got to walk down a trail.
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I'll send you a thing of where the subject's at.
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10-4[2]. I appreciate it.
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4-6-0-4. 2-4.
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5.
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I think he's got good enough signal to do so, but he's going to try to send the ping to my phone.
05:36
He's going to sing two of them.
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First one's going to be where they're parked at, and he's going to have to walk down the trail to send the second one, just so we can kind of get confirmation.
05:46
Stanford, if you'll possibly have him 10-12[1], I'm about to be there.
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Okay.
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That way I can walk out with them.
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1.28 cents.
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I'll be 108.
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If you don't mind relay that and see if he'll just 1020 or 1020 to truck.
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104.5.1.
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Your track is going out.
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Realize.
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Did you get that thing?
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The condition 12 is on team.
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I'm losing radio signal.
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Can you advise Buncombe? They can just 10-12[1] at their truck.
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That five is about to be there.
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Okay.
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Permission 12 left 51.
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River County Fire is to Buncombe County, 2,01.
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2201. If you can copy, my officer's requesting you.
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I'll have an on scene shortly.
06:52
We are. We've got personnel at our trucks.
06:55
They'll run right like the way into where the scenes.
07:00
TN4.
07:05
I don't know if he copied me, but I also sent him a ping on his phone that he gave me of our location.
07:13
TN4.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-12: Stand by
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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Location mentioned:
Earthaven Council Hall, Black Mountain, NC 28711
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