Elderly woman found unresponsive in locked Terre Haute home, Terre Haute IN

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/26/2025 12:50 PM

S 20th St, Terre Haute, IN 47803

Being found unresponsive and possibly not breathing inside a locked home near South 20th Street, an elderly woman triggered a rapid emergency response including Lifeline helicopter and EMS units.

Audio|Source: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire

01:50

Transcript:

00:00

Any unit able to break for an unknown problem person down, 29, south 20th,

00:05

possible cardiac arrest, ours is not as well.

00:10

Lifeline, you have 9-10, establishing the landing zone on 41 south.

00:18

336. I can break.

00:19

I don't have an AD.

00:20

What's the address again?

00:23

Copy that. 910.

00:24

We're now 5 minutes out.

00:25

Just like in the LV description and any patient information if you have, including the patient's weight.

00:37

Engine 3. Medic 8, 29, South, 20th Street, unknown problem, person down.

00:44

Engine, 3, medic 8, 29, south, 20th street.

00:49

Unknown problem, person down.

00:53

29 South 20th, unknown problem person down.

00:57

RP can see their grandma lying on the floor, they can't open the door to it being locked, can't tell if she's breathing,

01:03

(name withheld), female.

01:08

Clear, 29 South 20th.

01:11

Hey Claire, we have, we're going to have the southbound and northbound shut down.

01:17

You have power lines to the north of the accident here in front of Dollar General.

01:22

You have trees along the edge of the road on the west side.

01:26

Central West our home 66.

01:28

I'll be 1042.

01:32

And you have power lines probably 300 feet south of the accident scene.

01:39

You can disregard.

01:41

You already answer my question for me.

01:43

Lifeline, were you clear?

01:46

We're clear on that.

01:47

We'll be overhead here about three or four minutes.

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