Elderly man stuck in wheelchair in bushes near stores, Snow Hill NC


An 80-year-old man in a motorized wheelchair got stuck in bushes near IGA and Dollar General stores. Law enforcement found him after he had been stuck for about three hours and requested EMS for assistance.
Audio|Source: Greene County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Mission, MS1.
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Near Southeast 3rd Street.
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Near subject calling.
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Time out is 1327. The timeout is 1327.
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MS1, you're responding to an 80-year-old male,
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called in by law enforcement on scene.
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They're advised through the Dollar General parking lot for easier access to patient.
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Law enforcement advising your patient is in a motorized wheelchair,
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attempted to cross from the IGA to the Dollar General through the bushes,
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got stuck,
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still sitting in the chair,
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they're just unable to move him with just two of them. This patient's been stuck there for approximately three hours.
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Yes, three.
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I'll be in route with EMS one.
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Two more.
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Location mentioned:
Near US-13, Snow Hill, NC 28580
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