Man seen straddling Wilkinson Boulevard Bridge in yellow coat, Belmont NC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a man wearing a yellow coat was seen straddling Wilkinson Boulevard Bridge over the Catawba River near Belmont, NC. EMS and officers were dispatched. The bridge was temporarily closed. A homeless camp was noted under the bridge on the Belmont side.
Audio|Heard on: Gaston County Police/Fire/EMS - Primary Channel
Listen to dispatch call
07:55
Transcript:
00:00
The Wilkinson Boulevard Bridge over the Catawba River.
00:02
Cross Street is going to be Hazelene Avenue.
00:04
Advice there's a male near the bridge with a yellow coat, and then they just advise that he's straddling the bridge, either white or his phoenix.
00:11
We're going to send EMS, and I'm going to ask them what to respond as well.
00:16
Tell me. All right, Robert One, gas.
00:20
Hi, Robert One.
00:21
Hi, Robert One.
00:23
Correctome County's traffic, sent a two-number route.
00:27
104.
00:29
1041, I need 0652, 44048.
00:33
2027. You can clear me as to 7-108.
00:36
Acknowledgment.
00:37
Acknowledgment.
00:41
Page 34, Cherval.
00:44
1041,
00:46
then route to beam.
00:48
Track 34 officer in command.
00:50
We made entry.
00:56
T.4.
00:58
Bye, bitch, Fire Center.
01:02
We're going to be in the shop area.
01:05
T-Mody 16B, emergency traffic,
01:09
733-50, Wilkinson Boulevard Bridge over the Catawba River.
01:14
River is a non-off problem, a Hispanic rail near the bridge with a yellow coat.
01:19
We're probably straddling the bridge.
01:22
Engine 550.
01:24
P.D. Air, I know, as well.
01:27
Show is clear, back, sir.
01:31
B.C. 246 County, 1041.
01:36
1041. 104.
01:38
K-84, you can send me in the top.
01:41
Do you want the bridge?
01:43
104.
01:45
Hi, that's there. You see.
01:47
Tampa. Tampa.
01:49
Command all companies.
01:51
I was actually on the phone with our representative.
01:54
They had the same issue Friday night, water flow alarm, same zone.
01:58
They had the alarm company, I'm looking at it.
02:01
They thought they had it fixed.
02:03
Obviously not.
02:04
Let me know if you see any signs there.
02:08
64.13 times every one out of 30.
02:13
I think you're a special text.
02:14
30.
02:16
394 copies.
02:20
7.4. 5-rubber 1 gas.
02:23
They say which size of the bridges are on you? Uh, 6.2.
02:27
Negative.
02:28
60.
02:29
Copy. I'm in your area.
02:31
2.8. William, either.
02:33
104. 104.
02:35
104. 104.4.
02:41
64, 38.
02:43
Seen those 16Bs en route with an extended ETAX.
02:47
Policy 1110, share me on duty, please.
02:50
Yes.
02:52
Christian, 69.
02:55
6438.
02:58
Stamph. Stamph.
03:01
64 or 7 shares off.
03:02
10301, 10301 to 1500.
03:05
Stample.
03:06
Pratt, Pacey.
03:07
Pacey.
03:09
You send that special check for a normal school?
03:12
Truck 3,4, Tillamund, the Klan.
03:18
Go ahead.
03:20
Two-Forth.
03:27
145G county all two.
03:29
Ten-forward, says the county is going to handle, you can clear city for them.
03:33
145G.
03:35
Thanks, Carl, if you want to go to that outside the bridge.
03:39
We've made access to the area with a large wall.
03:44
We're going to find a panel.
03:50
Eman 121. You can't be in that call.
03:52
We'll be around.
03:55
SRO at Loy Elementary for 1,500.
03:58
2.4.10.
04:01
5, Robert 1.
04:03
5. Robert 1, Gassman.
04:05
5, Robert 1.
04:06
5, Robert 1.
04:09
Truck 34 or engine 33.
04:11
Are there any signs of the south inside?
04:14
U21 RP back and see which side of the bridge he was closest to if it was in that county or gas.
04:21
I may locate so far.
04:23
104. 6.29 Sheriff's Office, 241.
04:26
Agent 33, man.
04:28
Those signs are 425.
04:30
6.29.C.
04:32
Copy.
04:33
Squad 35, knock on the turn.
04:35
Thank you.
04:36
Copy.
04:37
Two-33-Hawclair.
04:39
Fire center's direct.
04:41
One-on-twenty-three, you can clear out that school trial at night three.
04:45
Robber 1 gas, 314 bridge will be shut down at this time.
04:51
6158, Charles, (number withheld).
04:54
Step 4.
04:56
6158-4. Hey,
05:01
there's a homeless camp underneath this bridge on the Belmont side.
05:07
If I get an officer or two to go underneath, I know there was an individual staying there at this time.
05:11
I don't know if they may be saw him.
05:16
Hi, Robert 1.
05:19
Yes, my name, Goet.
05:24
Our view was coming from Charlotte to Belmont and he was in the middle of the bridge on the right-hand side.
05:31
Yeah.
05:32
County out of 86.
05:33
Belmont is in the area.
05:34
They haven't located him yet, but they do have to shut.
05:38
Good work.
05:43
One of the floor of terrible, 1041.
05:47
Timor.
05:50
Robert 1 to K9, we're going to open it up the eastbound lanes.
05:53
I'm going to check outside the bridge.
05:56
Yep.
06:01
He's available, Sergeant.
06:03
Take a three.
06:05
Tipwork, do you call on?
06:08
Absolutely.
06:13
2520 County on 2 that was 2520
06:20
1041 SRO car elementary till 1500s 1040 1040
06:27
1040 901 p.00
06:40
The councilman for about three minutes now.
06:43
Power center to plan.
06:48
BC-238, County on two.
06:51
Go ahead.
06:52
BC-238.
06:53
Two Charlie Forty City, you should be tenet assist.
06:57
Just for information, we got another call from the alarm company said there was an additional for Zone 164.
07:06
1041 SRO at our city primary until 1,500.
07:10
5, Robert 1, Gassman.
07:13
5, Robert, Kendall.
07:15
Got her.
07:17
The bridge is clear.
07:20
There's dust here to have somebody sitting underneath there, but nobody there now.
07:25
Command, never does.
07:26
We tried to rip.
07:30
Acknowledgment.
07:32
6190, 741.
07:35
34.
07:37
Sambo. C-B and E121Q, you can disregard for PDL-10.
07:43
One out of 11-23.
07:46
May I go out of 11-0.
07:49
County out of 86.
07:50
You can disregard for Belmont.
07:51
They're retail on the subject.
07:53
11-84. Indeed, Joanna.
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Wilkinson Blvd, Belmont, NC
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