Search underway for person calling for help near Locust Grove Lane, Buncombe County NC
Missing PersonEmergency crews are conducting a search near Locust Grove Lane and Seven Glens in North Carolina after multiple people reported hearing someone calling for help. Teams are using all-terrain vehicles and a drone to find the possible missing or injured person in the wooded area.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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We've also got a construction crew cleared up here that also heard it a second time as well after our arrival.
00:05
We're going to continue to see if we can make contact here.
00:09
Copy that. You should have Weaverville Chief 8 in right with an ATV and a drone to your location.
00:18
We've seen that it's a fault alarm.
00:24
Hey, grip, that locust.
00:28
Okay,
00:37
copy that. Engine 5, lighter 5 can go on service.
00:40
5-2 will continue on.
00:42
Okay, agent 5, lighter 5 to copy.
00:48
Lighter 5, copy direct.
01:00
Road 20.
01:07
ETV 152, Coms.
01:12
ATV 152. ATV 152.
01:13
Can you advise if 140 dock branch is the last residence home dock branch?
01:30
Okay.
01:36
ATV-5-2. Go ahead.
01:42
You've got a 141, it's the last residence.
01:47
And it goes up to the right from 140.
01:56
Copy that, I appreciate it.
02:01
Tower from the map how far is this is a tower from the end of stock branch at that last half?
02:11
Elephant has straight lines about 2,02100 feet.
02:20
You hear the road that Griff was saying it's a couple of herds.
02:27
heard the voice from in relation to the tower, is it going to be more north or south from the tower?
02:39
What was that road name? I missed that.
02:44
Locust something.
02:48
Okay, let me look on the map here right quick.
02:54
Carol, that was Locus Grove Lane.
02:58
Okay.
03:03
Tact 20 on soon.
03:07
1338.
03:12
Where I'm standing, the ridge into seven glens is approximately...
03:18
100 yards from where I'm at.
03:20
You want me to go up there and see if I can hear anything?
03:25
Yeah, get up there and do some yelling.
03:28
If we get them people that's hearing the gentleman call for help, get us in a close proximity from where you're at to where they hurt.
03:41
Pretty thick up here, so it's going to take me just a minute to get up there, but I'll let you know when I get there.
03:47
All right, when you get up there, look back down the ridge and give me a rough estimate on how far it is down to that tower.
03:54
You're probably going to be way above it.
04:00
Communications 1542.
04:04
Go ahead, Darrell.
04:06
Okay, that Locust Grove Lane is about 1,200 to 1,300 feet.
04:18
North-northwest of the tower.
04:25
Hello.
04:30
Hack 20, Tom.
04:33
Act 20.
04:38
Call for help twice.
04:40
They're indicating it sounds to them like it's down below them and the hauler, but we're at the end of this Locust Grove lane right here.
04:47
We've hollered out and haven't heard a reply yet.
04:52
Okay, we've got one almost to the ridge.
04:56
Over here it's going to be north of the tower.
04:59
We're going to see what.
05:01
Some people can listen and see if they can hear J.B.
05:04
hollering.
05:05
If not, I'd highly recommend to start tracking to get a drone in here.
05:10
Maybe they can spot it when we go to it.
05:15
Okay, sir, good cop guys.
05:17
I understand that he's out with the crowd.
05:21
Yeah,
05:22
the last individual you talked to, Griff, are they saying now they think it's down in seven lands or coming over towards Woodhamore.
05:37
So if they're going down into six ends, but when we made initial contact with those homeowners, they said it sounds like it was coming from up above, so unable goodbye.
05:48
10-4[1], no problem woman, we ain't leaving or nothing.
05:52
Just let us know when the ground gets there if you need us to cross over or search this area.
06:02
Yes, sir, thank you.
06:03
We're committed as well. We're not going anywhere to we resolve it.
06:08
National fire meds, 13 for you two.
06:15
Sorry, last unit, routine of motion.
06:20
Bobby 13 is routine the mission.
06:27
ATV 152 to Anthony Griffiths.
06:32
Go ahead, sir.
06:40
Station 14, Emergency Ambulance 20, Brinwood Drive, Fawall, Subjects Feele-Down.
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Station 14, Emergency Ambulance, 20, Brinwood Drive, Faw, subjects, fill down, cross-edar, Rams Creek, Road,
06:54
and fire May at 1343.
06:59
14.10, ground, 46.
07:02
14.10.
07:07
Josh, if you would, if we can go ahead and get that UTV, we've made contact for two different individuals that have both heard the person calling for help, and one indicated below where they were, one above, but both indicated in this valley here on the seven glens side, sir.
07:25
You have an address for me to go to?
07:30
Communications, tax 12.
07:37
151 Locust grove lane, we're showing a 14 minute ETA.
07:41
Yes,
07:43
you're good copy, thank you.
07:44
We were originally sent to 890 Millen Valley Drive, which is with the other individuals that heard to call for help.
07:54
Copy that.
07:55
1532, you have command?
07:59
I ask for him.
08:05
So we'll be going?
08:10
It's negative, I didn't copy that part.
08:15
We're going to be going to assist them N7 Glens.
08:18
He needs their ATV there, so we're heading that way from Doc Branch.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Locust Grove Rd, North Carolina 28787
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