woman falls and needs assistance getting up, Bluefield WV

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/12/2025 04:17 AM

Near Red Oak Ridge, Bluefield, WV 24701

Emergency responders were called to a residence near Red Oak Ridge Road for a 69-year-old woman who had fallen and was unable to get up on her own. She was not injured and only needed assistance to stand.

Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

Where's your control of bluefoot rescue need her response.

00:03

Near Red Oak Ridge Road.

00:06

Near Red Oak Ridge Road.

00:08

For a 69-year-old female who fell unable to stand up, is not injured, just needs help getting up.

00:13

She does weigh about 280 pounds.

00:22

And where is on the ground?

00:26

717.

00:34

Control, it is pre-4.

00:36

How they create an hour to North Street on the Harrison Street.

00:49

Control 656, enter out of place traffic, go ahead.

00:54

656 and right at 719, your incident number is (number withheld), (number withheld) responding to access help on Harrison Street across the street from this business.

01:07

There is a white male wearing a black sweatshirt and cargo pants slumped over, unknown if he was breathing, caller yelled at him and he did not respond.

01:20

File show, County Unus 10A.

01:24

Copy for 720.

01:25

Is it good for me to call TNC when I know that it's opening back up?

01:32

104. Copy, 720.

01:40

721

01:45

721 We're going

01:48

We'll go up there, go up there and look at a lot.

01:53

We go ahead.

01:58

We'll do an on-control.

01:59

We'll do an out page traffic, go ahead.

02:09

1121, your incident number is (number withheld), responding to near Red Oak Ridge Road.

02:21

For a 69-year-old female whose sale standing up is not injured, needs help getting up.

02:27

She weighs about 280 pounds.

02:29

It's going to be a brick house with a silver beaded house on.

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