Man in underwear at Balboa Park station prompts welfare check, San Francisco CA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 08/30/2025 11:17 AM (PDT)

Balboa Park, 401 Geneva Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112

An older man wearing only underwear with clothes spread on benches was reported at Balboa Park Station, triggering a welfare check.

Audio|Source: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - Rail Operations

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At Balboa Park Station, about the A-car marker, there is an older Asian man.

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It's like I only got a pair of underwear on, you got a whole bunch of clothes laid out on the benches.

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I think you can pay these changes closed.

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And requesting a welfare check on this week? That's permanent.

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We'll call it an understand Asian male underwear, elbow, parks.

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Balboa Park, 401 Geneva Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112

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115 hold position rebate? Yeah, I'm not sure. There's a car four, three, nine, five, but I've got a full. 115, whole position. Readback, Chris. Yes, he is. He is, he is falling in team, please, and medical. I'm scared of him. Ten, four. And I just want to verify it was a fall? Yes. Templar, do you have a description of the person just in case they get back on the platform and we lose eyes? 9369-4395 have been written up already. Black male, black pants, a blue, floral jacket, I believe this is he is a hood on. He does have a beer in his hand. 1.15, Templar. We're a landline with Park police now. And do you think we need to drop power? Yes, please drop power. He's trying to get on. I'm afraid that he's going to hit their wheel. Please drop their real power, please. 373. Approaching ball ball, one hold position key off. Readback. 373, holding position key off.Reback, correct, 24 T's the time break 5-07 approaching blend park, one hole blend park, rebate.Spring 0365, can you copy? 507 hole in park.369, I did not copy.However, car 4395 is already written up for a low air spring pressure.Re-back, correct, 2015, the time.Break 115 holding Balboa 1.Via camera, it looks like someone sitting on the edge of the platform.Is that the guy?Perfect, okay, thank you.No problem, have a good ride.Two and four.I mean a bermudence.Tampore, and how are you doing? Are you okay? Hello, just in a family.I'm getting worried about him.I don't want him to fall.I was like in some area up in the system.No worries.Looks like the agent's approaching now.And 1.15, let me know if you're okay departing in road manual.1.15, Valboa 1 central.15 out of one time I was talking to this station agent.I am clear to go and railroad annual.I don't know, I just want to make sure he's not going to be jumping on the side of the platform because just the station agent there is not any vote for police and I don't know where he went.I don't want him to get back in the trackway.Very valid concerns.We have the agents of keeping eyes on them and we're also monitoring via camera.Okay, then I am ready to the park.Stand for. 115 inroad manual on the M1 track 2, M85 date alpha with restriction, procedural caution.Do not exceed 10 miles an hour in the platform.Okay, right, sorry.No worries.115, in-road manual run the M1 track to M85 alpha rebeck.115 run the M1 truck to M85 Alpha.Inroad manual, refect? Inroad manual.Restriction, proceed with caution.Do not exceed 10,000 an hour on the platform refact.Restriction with question, caution, but I'm sorry, rejection for the question without a seat, 10 hours per hour in the platform.Train 115, your readback is correct.You're released from your hold at Balboa Park Station, or actually your hold position, to Road Manual.Your turn automatic with your train is clear of the platform.Thank you so much for your help.2017 is the time on all.Thank you.Agent at Balboa Central.Sangha, this is 237 approaching El Dorita.237, go ahead.505 approaching M85 Charlie Central.Go ahead, 5O5.505, hold mile close 13 decimal 5, Rebecca.505-013.5That car 4622, I was to cut all this family and got to test the camera 6 offline stage until I got to my car vision and went away and then came back and his stage just after me.Train 505, your readback is correct, expect Road Manual into Valboa Park Station for an intoxicated person on the platform 2018.Right 373 holding position outside of Balboa Park 373 in Road Manual when the M1 track to Valboa Park.Copy 237-4622 with a camera intermittently going on and off.I'll go ahead and write up that car.Happy night.Train 373 in road manual when the M1 track to Valboa Park.Restriction, proceed with caution, work on site with train ahead, and do not exceed 10 miles an hour on the platform react.Restriction proceed with caution, restriction, work on site with train ahead,and restriction do not exceed 10 miles an hour within the platform.373, actually you're released from your hold position automatic into Valboa Park Station.The agent said the person exited on the concourse level.2019 is a time.

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