Emergency search underway for missing elderly man in woods, Jasper County IN
Missing PersonEmergency responders are conducting a coordinated search for a 74-year-old man missing for about six hours in a wooded area near East 500 and Independence Road in Jasper County, Indiana. The man has no known serious medical issues except a knee problem and is believed to have possibly fallen. Multiple agencies are using drones, canine units, and grid search tactics to find him.
Audio|Source: Jasper County Sheriff, Indiana State Police Districts 13 & 14
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Transcript:
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I'm going to assume Incident Command until you get here.
00:03
The MS units also going to help me out with Incident Command.
00:06
We're going to have to set up a grid system. There's a lot of woods out here,
00:09
and we're six hours behind the guy, wherever he could be.
00:13
There's multiple structures that me and the county unit are going to clear.
00:17
He has no medical problems that we know of. He's 74 years old, no dementia,
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no history of really anything other in the back right knee. They think that he's probably fallen.
00:27
And this is unlike him to go out into the woods like this.
00:32
What's your ETA here?
00:35
I hope you brought up in the tracking capability.
00:40
I have a canine for tracking, but the odor is going to be gone.
00:44
It's six hours stale.
00:51
The R.P is going to be sitting by the Taco Bell parking lot off the 201.
00:57
I'm clear, thank you.
01:05
I think so.
01:11
7, Indiana 1027 by DLN.
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27.
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(number withheld) repeating (number withheld)
01:27
Okay
01:32
Logan you mark me 1042 VIP and 1041 regular I'll be 107 at Bormon Center
01:43
13-1
01:49
91-8
01:52
We've not heard of anything out there.
01:57
Okay, there's a deputy that appears to be north found on the dead end. They'll follow in. They can set up command standby for further.
02:08
13 zone 1 units, unsafe vehicle operation.
02:11
ID Eastbound should be crossing the state line. ID Eastbound, eastbound from exit 161, should be crossed on the state line now.
02:18
It's a white cab, white trailer, colorvise, it's missing part of the roof, and the trailer has severe damage and losing parts.
02:24
Like cab, white trailer, main trailer plate (number withheld), (number withheld).
02:29
USDOTE number (number withheld), eastbound from the state line, unsafe vehicle operation, mostly clear, 1633.
02:41
Pinch and active fire respond to near North 500 East Pine Village with the drone for a missing elderly mail.
02:54
Lowell 13.7, I'll be 107 of Borman.
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137. All 95, 113, 1042. 1042.
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95, 113.
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Go ahead.
03:15
I'll have command, have all units stage, 500 East, and Independence Road. This will be where IC[1]s establish the TACC-2-8 when they arrive.
03:24
When Attica Fire responds, we'll have them send their side-by-side, and we're going to start a grid search.
03:35
Clear.
03:38
If they are unavailable, have West Levin bring theirs non-emergent.
03:46
I do believe they're getting ready to head our way.
03:52
Dispatch wanted to contact F-100 for drone availability plus side by side.
03:59
Claire.
Police codes explained
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[1]
IC: Incident Command/Incident Commander
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