Male attempts suicide by hanging in North Carolina apartment, Macon County NC


A 28-year-old male attempted to hang himself in an apartment near Mint Lake Circle West, North Carolina. The caller and others intervened, holding him to prevent the attempt. Emergency responders arrived and found the subject breathing with the rope still around him.
Audio|Source: Macon County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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(number withheld) just received a call from a female headed out towards Mitt Lake. She arrived on scene, checking on her friend's son, advised he was attempting to commit code 10.
00:11
She's trying to talk him right now. 10, 401 whistle, 10.
00:17
That's your last transmission cut out. I wasn't able to count him.
00:26
104, we have somebody on scene who's checking on that subject advised.
00:31
He is attempting code 10 at this time by hanging.
00:36
104. Just 1017.
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104. We're going to go ahead and stage a med unit in the area.
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178 and Ralph.
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104.
00:57
I know you advise hanging, but any knowledge of 1082.
01:05
We're checking now.
01:08
Tim.
01:13
Negative on any other weapons.
01:15
Caller's husband is hanging,
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correction.
01:19
Holding him by his waist at this time.
01:22
Tim. Tim.
01:27
34 dispatch, I'm going to need a gate code.
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17-10.
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3.
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Should be fine, sorry.
01:46
34 dispatch, I'm going to need a gate code to Mill Creek.
01:53
34, it advises key up on fire talk around, hold push to talk button on the mic, and orange light will light up. It should open.
02:03
7834, it should be 5338.
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104, thank you.
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13 this slash for 2022 will be 23rd 3 and 4
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14 13 this much he advised the building she advised she advised that she advised that was in the vocational building be the boys bathroom 10
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24
02:41
Stand for.
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For dispatch.
02:49
I'm holding him up. He's attempting to jump off the chair.
02:53
Stand for all.
02:54
Thirty-four million fifty-five one fixed turn on Mill Creek.
03:01
30 dispatcher first responders are already inside,
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34's on scene, got to hold him, they're able to go and give her extra hands. Go ahead and send him. 30 they're en route that they weren't staging yet.
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Tim.
03:15
7 to 80 to 30. I'm about one minute off.
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Tim.
03:30
Section,700 first responders, B-N-Route 31, near Mint Lake Circle West, apartment C,
03:37
28-year-old male,
03:39
attempted code 10 by hanging.
03:41
Traffic 2, dispatch clear, 2222, can proceed on scene with law enforcement.
03:48
17-04 response.
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Tand4.
03:55
It's already in 51 or 23.
03:59
TN4.
04:04
Sorry, he did such.
04:06
Go ahead.
04:11
Subject on the ground,
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rope that he was using that hasn't been removed, he is breathing at this time.
04:19
TN4.
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Location mentioned:
Mint Lake Rd, North Carolina 28734
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