Man with mental health crisis walks toward highway, Punta Gorda FL
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a 41-year-old man with Prader-Willi syndrome experienced a mental health crisis and walked toward I-75 near Indian Trail Drive, refusing to stop. A caretaker accompanied him.
Audio|Heard on: Charlotte County Sheriff and Punta Gorda Police
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Transcript:
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Mental Health call.
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441.
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PIN 4 being rolled to near Indian Trail Drive.
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Near Indian Trail Drive, do be referenced to the caller (name withheld), advising he has Prader-Willi syndrome.
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It's to be a 41-year-old male.
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He's wearing gray shorts and a plaid shirt.
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I advise the subject is having a mental health crisis and is walking on foot towards I-75.
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The caller...
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is also walking towards him.
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The caretaker is going to be wearing black shorts and a black t-shirt.
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He's a black male.
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He is getting closer to I-75 right now, refusing to stop.
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Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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1620.
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Location mentioned:
Indian Trail Dr, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
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