Welfare check after teen texts about father's death, Walland TN


Police responded to a welfare check near Millers Cove Road after a 16-year-old sent a text saying his father is dead. Neither the teenager nor the father answered calls.
Audio|Source: Blount County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I've got a call for a welfare check near Millers Cove Road.
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That's near Millers Cove Road, across the Loop Road and Martin Valley Road.
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(name withheld), 16-year-old male,
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has texted her advising their dad is dead.
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Father's name is (name withheld).
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Father lives nearby.
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Juvenile aunt lives nearby.
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Juvenile is now refusing to answer the phone, and the father is not answering phone either.
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