Man in truck having difficulty breathing in canyon

Heard on: Central Iron County Public Safety

01:10

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Hi, your shippers and Brian Head have a medical call off milepost 18 on SR-143 going down the canyon now.

00:08

Okay, I will divert from that traffic hazard to that medical.

00:16

Five five two copies of nine one only found.

00:19

He's heading down Parowan Canyon, driving a truck and camper.

00:22

He turned off the snow place, pulled off, and he's having a hard time breathing.

00:25

So like six five, then fire's clear.

00:28

Ten four, I'll probably make it a grind up before you show up.

00:31

Ten four, fire clear.

00:35

Seven of you, 91655 , 16 nine.

00:38

So like.

00:41

Sector 320, 1042, have a good day.

00:45

320, have a good day.

00:47

311, I copy as well, I'll be 1017.

00:52

320, copy your 42 and 7W11, copy 1656.

00:57

7W9, 7W3.

01:03

Hey, I'm about halfway down, you want me to turn around and head back?

01:07

Uh, that's negative, we can go for it.

2026-10-13 22:54 UTC

Medical Emergency

Utah Highway 143, Brian Head, Utah 84719, United States

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers report a medical emergency in Parowan Canyon near milepost 18 on Utah Highway 143, where a man in a truck and camper reportedly had trouble breathing after pulling off near a snow-related location. Units were diverted from a traffic hazard to respond, and fire personnel later cleared the scene.