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Possible suicidal person near Botanical Garden

Heard on: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
01:05
00:00
Ambulance right there, supposed to check throughout the botanical center.
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Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, 909 Robert D. Ray Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a report of a possibly intoxicated man near the river by the Botanical Garden who appeared to be threatening to harm himself, possibly with a pocket knife. A person in a white SUV was waiting nearby to assist responders.

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