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Elderly man found with cord around neck at care center, Mason City IA

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Near Kentucky Ave, Mason City, IA 50401

Medical staff at Heritage Care Center found an 88-year-old man with a cord around his neck. He was conscious, breathing, and expressing thoughts of suicide.

Audio|Source: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire
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This is a medical call. Medical call, the Heritage Care Center, Title I, South Kentucky.
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We have an 88-year-old male resident. He is conscious and breathing,
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but is making some suicidal statements. They'd like him taken in to be evaluated at 1258.
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Dispatch for our department headquarters headquarters go ahead we're going to hold that call at this time so we have medic 15 available and just a little further it sounds like staff is finding with a cord wrapped around his neck but did not affect his breathing health

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Near Kentucky Ave, Mason City, IA 50401

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