Man with COPD struggles to breathe in Lake Crystal

Heard on: Blue Earth County MN Fire Dispatch

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Respond on BE5 for a medical at the Lake Crystal Towers, (number withheld) Main Street.

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Needed for a 60-year-old male who's having trouble breathing, does have COPD, alert and conscious.

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I'll be working on an apartment number here.

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Lake Crystal Towers, (number withheld) South Main Street, Justice Center, clear at 10:54.

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Be ep .

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4500 to Lake Crystal ambulance is your 2nd page.

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Repeating 2nd page for medical Crystal Towers (number withheld) South Main Street.

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It's going to be apartment number (number withheld) for a party with COPD having trouble breathing.

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Please respond to 2nd page clear 1056.

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4500 to Lake Crystal ambulance.

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This is your 3rd page.

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Repeating. Third page for medical, please respond on the E five to Lake Crystal Towers.

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60-year-old party with COPD having trouble breathing.

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Third page clear 1058 .

2026-10-18 15:53 UTC

Medical Emergency

S Main St, Lake Crystal, MN 56055

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to Lake Crystal Towers on South Main Street in Lake Crystal for a reported medical emergency involving a 60-year-old man with COPD who was having trouble breathing. An ambulance was requested and multiple pages were sent to confirm the response.