Emergency responders rush to Cottonwood Apartments overdose, Portageville MO

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/27/2025 01:18 PM

MO-162, Portageville, MO 63873

Being dispatched to Cottonwood Apartments for a young man possibly overdosing and struggling to breathe, emergency teams act urgently.

Audio|Source: Sikeston Public Safety / Scott, New Madrid, Mississippi Counties Sheriff

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Transcript:

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No matter to station to respond alpha 1 to 500 west day highway 162 Cottonwood Apartments near apartment 15 for a possible overdose respond to Cottonwood Apartments apartment number 15 for possible overdose officers are already on scene letter three shots you letter three

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One to call

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Templar

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Boston 49 Jackson.

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Boston 49.

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I'm on scene.

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It's a multi-story commercial structure.

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There's nothing showing we'll be investigating.

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10-4.

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5-56, Jackson will be 23 as well.

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104.

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Did you want to call?

00:48

All units responding to 104 East Front Street, Boston 49, multi-story,

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commercial structure, nothing showing.

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All units responding to 104 East Front Street, Boston 49, multi-story,

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commercial structure, nothing showing.

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Engine two, sorry, so I'm going to.

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Engine two.

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Oh, my phone.

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Templar.

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527.

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Go ahead.

01:20

Both of units are checked, uh,

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67 to 59.

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I'm gonna get back on Southbound and see if it's at the 66.

01:32

74. Do you matter, Medic 4?

01:38

Medic 4, go ahead.

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Zero.

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Understood, MediC4.

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Respond Alpha 1 to 500, West State Highway 162, Cottonwood Apartments, apartment number 15 for a 33-year-old male.

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Possible overdose, he's high, and he doesn't know what all he took.

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He is having some trouble breathing.

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Also, possibly 10.55.

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Recease.

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