Man with shortness of breath found in wooded area, Omaha NE

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/9/2025 05:21 AM

Near N 36th Ave, Omaha, NE 68111

Fire and emergency medical teams responded to a man in a wooded area near North 36th Avenue in Omaha. The man said he had shortness of breath and had been outdoors all night. Responders found him walking near a homeless encampment and assisted him.

Audio|Source: Omaha Fire (TAC3)

02:30

Transcript:

00:00

Truck 21 is in route.

00:06

Truck 21 is in route.

00:12

Truck 21 on Moha Fire, do we have any information on this call?

00:20

Check 2-1, truck 21, caller was not very forthcoming, said he's a 27-year-old male, talking extremely quietly, said he's been out all night in the woods.

00:30

He did say he had some shortness of breath, was just muttering, handed the phone to his cousin, but the cousin was not exactly helpful either.

00:41

Truck 21 understood on the information.

00:46

That was right.

00:52

Truck 21, I'm off fire.

00:53

Can you confirm the address, near North 36? We're having difficulty finding this.

01:06

That's clear.

01:07

Caller repeated it several times.

01:09

I don't know, satellite map.

01:10

It does look like some type of wooded area.

01:14

Just west of 36, but I can call the caller.

01:21

Truck 21 understood.

01:23

We're going to swing around and go back west of 36 and see.

01:28

That's clear.

01:29

It looks like he called it on the admin line.

01:32

We got an update.

01:33

Does alleyway just east of the avenue address? There is a large homeless encampment.

01:39

Possibly related to that call.

01:41

Again, just east of the 36 Avenue address.

01:44

Unclear if that's displayed.

01:50

Truck 21 to Met 21.

01:53

Are you hearing this information?

01:56

Yes, there's an alley back here where police are at currently.

01:59

We're going to search the area with them.

02:04

And truck 21 met 21.

02:05

We'll hit your way.

02:06

On an admin line, unfortunately, no number to call back.

02:09

Truck 21 is on location.

02:16

621 at patient, he's in the woods, homeless encampment.

02:19

He's walking to the squad.

02:21

Fast, clear hit patient, walking toward the squad.

02:23

7-12.

02:29

41's around location.

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