Medical call for pendant activation at residential address, Mason City IA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/17/2025 05:16 PM

Near Springview Dr, Mason City, IA 50401

Emergency responders were sent to a residential address after a medical alert pendant was activated multiple times by a female who needed help. Contact was made but communication was unclear. The female declined transport and was escorted back inside the house.

Audio|Source: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Medical call, Ox or Mason City Ambulance, you're needed near Springview Drive.

00:05

Again, near Springview Drive.

00:08

Pendant activation with no response on an unknown age subscriber.

00:13

Again, that's going to be near Springview Drive.

00:15

Time now it's 1918.

00:16

Yeah.

00:21

314-7.

00:24

Good.

00:26

Switching a post.

00:32

So if you just play on the evening for the night,

00:37

I'll wait for you guys to come up here.

00:39

She's not one-turns or anything, so that's what we're up.

00:45

Yeah,

00:47

(name withheld) declined a ride, so I told (name withheld) I'm just going to follow (name withheld) back to the house.

00:51

(Name withheld) is walking, I'm driving, we're going back to the house.

00:59

10-4. If she's no one anything done, then I'm just going to send her on her way, and so she can be out of here.

01:06

Yep, (name withheld) is walking up the porch right now.

01:07

I'm getting out of the car.

01:08

Wait 3712 back,

01:11

James.

01:12

1921.

01:17

Like 30703, too.

01:21

1921.

01:26

Like 30703.

01:28

Like 30703.

01:29

3703.

01:32

What does that plate come back to?

01:39

It is supposed to be on a Chevy Impala.

01:42

It looks like it's...

01:46

It's... Okay.

01:52

Go ahead, Gracie.

01:55

She's update on this call.

01:57

The alarm company invites the patient activated a pendant two more times.

02:00

Contact was made.

02:01

Alarm company could not understand her but did understand that she needed help.

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Near Springview Dr, Mason City, IA 50401

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