Man aged 78 rescued from water with breathing difficulties, Myrtle Beach SC


A 78-year-old man was rescued from the water at the State Park near South Kings Highway. He had difficulty breathing while in the water and is currently conscious. Emergency responders are on scene providing assistance.
Audio|Source: Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue
01:43
Transcript:
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Respiratory Distress Delta[1] near South Kings Highway, the State Park.
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Squad 3 to respond for Respiratory Distress Delta[1], near South Kings Highway at the State Park, attempting it a better location.
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Squad 3 to respond.
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3 station.
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Focus on 3.
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Per Iris, it looks like it's going to be a 78-year-old male.
00:28
He's conscious breathing.
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It looks like he was pulled from the water and does have a pacemaker.
00:37
Okay, thank you much.
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Station OS 41.
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Where was this at?
00:44
It's a state park.
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Ten Fort.
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Fivestanders got him out of the water.
00:57
He's no longer in the water, but he was having difficulty breathing while in the water.
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Ten-four. Send a war three to that, please,
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if the patients are on the beach.
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Ocean Three is direct.
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We're in route.
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Copy.
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...Ocean Ocean 3.
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Do you know if they're on the north or south side of the pier?
01:33
I'm going to Tyler County, but it looks like on the notes from Iris,
01:37
like when you're supposed to go into the main gate, go left, so I'm going to assume they're north of the pier.
Police codes explained
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Delta: High-priority medical response
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Location mentioned:
Near S Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
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