Man pulled over on highway with chest pain, Council Bluffs IA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/14/2025 10:23 AM

I-29, Council Bluffs, IA

A man experienced chest pain and difficulty breathing while driving a green SUV on the northbound I-29 near the 44-mile marker. Emergency responders arrived and assessed the patient, who may have been having a heart attack. The patient was transported safely, with traffic control arranged.

Audio|Source: Pottawattamie County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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Lewis Township, Fire and Rescue, 44-mile marker by 29 northbound for a party with chest pain.

00:06

Lewis Township Fire and Rescue, 44-mile marker by 29 northbound for a party with chest pain.

00:12

First stage is 1155.

00:18

Okay, 17502.

00:22

1752 go ahead in route with three you no need for a second page.

00:27

I'm right with three, no second page, 155, 1752, 44 mall marker by 29 northbound.

00:33

Patient's going to be pulled over on the side of the road.

00:35

He's in a green Ford freestyle SUV.

00:39

Seventy-year-old male contact with some breathing.

00:41

I believe that he's possibly having a heart attack.

00:43

Does have a history of heart attack states that he has pain in his upper portion of the chest and arms.

00:49

We're going to start Highway Helper for some traffic control as well.

00:52

44 I-29 northbound.

00:58

1752, sir.

01:03

I have you, sir. Coddney, 1752.

01:07

1752, go ahead.

01:12

We'll be on location.

01:13

It's the 44.2.

01:16

Looks like the plate on that vehicle is Nebraska (number withheld).

01:28

Okay, 12502.

01:34

High County, 17-01.

01:36

17-01.

01:44

We've got the patient in our squad.

01:46

There's actually another driver in the vehicle.

01:49

We're going to move this to probably the parking lot of Starbucks or something like that.

01:55

You can have highway help or disregard.

01:58

Turn 4. 12-0-5.

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