Person trapped in hospital elevator on second floor, Charlottesville VA

Person trapped in hospital elevator on second floor

Medical Emergency

Reported: 08/09/2025 11:28 PM (PDT)

Charlottesville, VA

Audio|Source: University of Virginia Security Dispatch

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Transcript:
You can clear me from north ground. Keep back to three five three. There is an elevator entrapment at the hospital on the second floor elevator number four. Do you know that?

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Transcript:You can clear me from north ground. Keep back to three five three. There is an elevator entrapment at the hospital on the second floor elevator number four. Do you know that?

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Transcript:
You can clear me from north ground. Keep back to three five three. There is an elevator entrapment at the hospital on the second floor elevator number four. Do you know that?