Person with mental illness tracked near Blue Ridge Parkway, Nelson County VA


A person with a history of mental illness is being tracked near Blue Ridge Parkway. They may be armed with a machete and are considered suicidal. The person has been off their medication and was parked or driving in a dark gray Toyota Camry near Hawk Creek Overlook and the 381 crossover. The subject's mother, calling from Kentucky, provided this information.
Audio|Source: Nelson County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Can you guys the description of the suicidal vehicle?
00:09
Take one to dark gray Toyota Camry plate (number withheld).
00:28
Copy. The call came in from the subject's mother who's in Kentucky.
00:33
He does have a history of mental illness.
00:35
He is bipolar off his medication.
00:38
Method would be a machete.
00:40
I don't think she's aware of.
00:55
Sixth century.
00:59
Copy. Are you familiar with the 381 crossover of the Malice of the C Trail?
01:08
Lootly.
01:11
Copy. Up in that area, before you get to Hawk Creek Overlook, I've got an individual who parked her car near Masters Park.
01:19
She is now lost standing on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the curve just north of the 381 MSP crossover.
01:34
In reference to 79L, I spoke to the caller, she was not able to get the license plates, nor a possible idea of the driver.
01:43
I did check the area for the Silver Needs, and I didn't find anything.
01:48
You can show me clear.
01:49
It's going on a bit prior.
02:05
1006-1-2.
02:10
I call on R-Huts.
02:19
Y-360 type app.
02:22
R-P was from Kentucky tracking her son on the parkway.
02:27
He's been parked in that area for about 40 minutes, started moving right before we ended his call.
02:37
And now,
02:39
we're at 3.8, 7, we're going to turn around and go towards the Piscuit.
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