Emergency check on elderly woman locked in apartment, Lackawanna County PA


Fire department responded to a welfare check on an 86-year-old woman reported dizzy and weak. The apartment door was locked and no one answered. There were no signs of smoke or fire at the scene. Emergency responders attempted entry and tried to locate the woman.
Audio|Source: Luzerne, Wyoming, and Lackawanna County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Can you confirm the apartment number?
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510.
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Okay,
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a preventer one.
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Good.
00:19
Do you have a master key in the knockbox?
00:22
Stand by.
00:33
Man, we're outside of apartment 510.
00:36
No signs of smoke or fire. The apartment door is locked. Nobody's answering.
00:42
All right, standby one. I'm going to ask around out here, just to see if I have that tenant.
00:52
I'm not sure if I do two.
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Engine two.
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4.27.
01:09
How many of those spiders?
01:13
109.
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11 Juliet, can you repeat?
01:23
Sure, sorry, just pointing to St. Luke's Minor.
01:27
Time for.
01:32
Let's see if I can get a key.
01:37
Copy.
01:42
Near Valleyview Drive, Newton Township, 86-year-old female, dizzy, and weak. Cross-strength, fever, pond road, bridge lane, dispatch time, 429, switch, operate on blue.
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Near Valleyview Drive, Newton Township, 86-year-old female, dizzy, and weak, repeating.
02:04
Lockupon County Dispatching, Penn No, 5, respond.
02:08
Near Valley Dew Drive, Newton Township, 86-year-old female, dizzy, and weak.
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Cross-trees, Weber Pond Road, Bridge Lane, dispatch time, 432, switch operator uploose.
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Location mentioned:
Valley View Dr, Newton Township, PA 18411
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