Elderly woman found walking on highway near Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, an elderly woman with dementia was seen walking along the southbound shoulder of Highway 101 near Santa Barbara, moving northbound and occasionally stepping toward the traffic lanes. A caller following her reported the situation, and emergency responders were dispatched.
Audio|Heard on: SLO County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Pedestrian southbound Highway 101 north of Santa Barbara.
00:06
I'm gonna grab one, boys.
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By way of a caller on a landline advising she's following her mother, it looks like, who's a dementia patient.
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She's walking on the freeway.
00:19
She was walking northbound on the southbound right-hand shoulder.
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Elderly female, green shirt with black flowers and jeans.
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Currently on the shoulder but keeps veering towards the number two lane.
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Boy copies, I'll be en route.
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I'm southbound, south of Santa Barbara now.
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Location mentioned:
US-101, Santa Barbara, CA
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