Person experiencing mental health crisis lost in woods, Blacksburg VA
Medical EmergencyOfficers responded to a person with a mental health crisis who wandered into the woods near Azalea Drive and Elliott Drive. The person's phone signal was located in the woods, and police organized a drone search to find them.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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266 To place to an EDP[2] with your partner
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Near Azalea Drive Decian Route as well.
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Act CEPP, making Co-29 statements,
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went off into the woods.
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CPD.
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And I read 139.
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Good.
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Good. Good.
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I don't know if you're direct in county's traffic.
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We have an EDP[2] on Azalea Drive.
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We have the co-response with Waxbury, that is in-route.
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However,
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that R.P. is saying he has wandered off into the woods and is lost, and we were wondering if you have your drone.
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I can run and grab it.
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I'm on north,
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but I'll go being a route.
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They don't know anything just let me know.
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Yeah,
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10-4[1]. His phone is pinging back in the woods off of his Elliott Drive, so we do believe he is lost in the woods.
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He said he's been walking around in circles for hours.
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Yeah,
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10-4[1]. Just let know I'm on the north.
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I've been around to the PD to grab the drone and then I'll be in route.
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10-4[1], thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
[2]
EDP: Emotionally Disturbed Person
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Location mentioned:
Elliott Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060
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