Elderly man walking against traffic on highway reported, Wichita KS

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/27/2025 03:06 PM

I-235, Wichita, KS

An elderly man was seen walking northbound in the southbound lanes on highway I-235. He appeared lost and possibly in medical distress, with breathing problems and drowsiness. No vehicle was near him.

Audio|Source: Sedgwick County Law Enforcement

02:48

Transcript:

00:00

(name withheld) says, Polly Party said you see an old man that looked lost and they're worried for him.

00:04

He looked to be 95 years old, five-five men delivering a black-and-white plaid jacket with white shoes going westbound on 77.

00:16

13-9-9-0-2.

00:20

Walking northbound in the southbound traffic, and it looks to be a white mill in his 80s, 5-5 medium bill, wearing a gray stocking cap, Hawaii blot, Jack Checkers City with Dark Swapians.

00:36

Go on 18,

00:43

may contact, then, will control. They do not have an ETA for us.

00:52

I'll have one custody for Andy.

00:56

One in custody, 1708.

01:05

This fashion, a furrow unit.

01:10

137. I'll take a third if we got one available.

01:19

Eastboro 4, what do you got? Send by 138 or one of you are able to go in.

01:29

2025, Richetown, so returner.

01:36

Wichita 2025 is your returner?

01:38

K-254 Eastbound exiting Oliver, Kansas 653-2. Adam Lincoln Boy, it's on a Ford Explorer.

01:47

Yeah.

01:52

25 serviceender, K254 and Oliver with Tandas 28.

01:55

28 returns in 1999, Silver Forward Explorer to the last of 8 Henry out of El Dorado.

02:01

Exchioring 06 to 26, negative 29, 1709.

02:07

The hammer and crow returns to the copper, but they've now left in calling for the 911 once contact.

02:15

Let me look at it.

02:18

Never?

02:22

I'll meet tonight.

02:24

Super. The court party is reporting that the patients on pain meds and he's out of it keeps falling asleep and having breathing problems.

02:41

An elderly man with no vehicle around him that is propped up by the traffic stop, that is the southbound ramp.

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