woman overdoses on bug spray and cleaner, Iowa City IA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/10/2025 10:30 PM

Near Mineral Point Ln, Iowa City, IA 52246

A 50-year-old woman overdosed by ingesting bug spray and toilet bowl cleaner at a residence near Mineral Point Lane, Iowa City. She was conscious but breathing abnormally when EMS and deputies arrived. The amount ingested and timing are unknown. Deputies prepared to enter the scene due to past uncooperative behavior.

Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Hills Fire and Johnson County Ambulance.

00:03

J-Cast 1-3.

00:04

Respond to overdose.

00:06

At near Mineral Point Lane, Iowa City.

00:10

Cross streets are Lake Bend Road and Sandstone Road.

00:14

Everybody in six.

00:29

Hillespire needed for a poisoning at near Mineral Point Lane on event 6.2 page 31-1.

00:38

Jake, I'm 22 and Rob.

00:45

772 checking main library studio.

00:49

Okay.

00:54

Happy Adam 23.

00:55

This shows Code 3[1] to near Mineral Point Lane.

00:59

A 50-year-old female, she's conscious in breathing.

01:02

She ingested some type of bug spray and toilet bowl cleaner.

01:08

Unknown amount that was taken.

01:12

Everybody's in the individual's not,

01:14

there's no weapons, and she's just not responding normally or breathing normally.

01:19

They're also uncertain when these items were adjusted.

01:24

Copy, no need to stage at this time?

01:26

Negative, no need to stage.

01:29

You have a deputy is getting pretty close to the scene.

01:32

Copy.

01:34

Jake, I'm Hulls acknowledge the page.

01:36

We know shortly.

01:38

Copy, Hulls.

01:41

Ambulance is responding to Mineral Point Lane from 15 on event six.

01:47

No.

01:52

We have dealt with this email in the past and she has been not exactly cooperative.

01:57

I would suggest these deputies are just about to go unseen but just a request to enter when they get there.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Code 3: Emergency response with lights and siren

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