Runner collapses but continues at marathon event, Portland OR


During a marathon near SW 15th Ave and SW Alder St, a runner became semi-conscious and collapsed. Emergency services evaluated the person, but the runner chose to continue the race after the assessment.
Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
03:35
Transcript:
00:00
Can we get the call at 15th and Alder for the runner-down,
00:04
tap back out for any more, and the fire reference, please?
00:09
Copy.
00:14
Mediq 13-63, Priority to Delta, semi-conscious person, Southwest 15 in Alder, Smith on Office 1,
00:21
Pedic-13-53, Engine 3, Semi-conscious person at 15 and Alder, off 1, 8 o'clock.
00:29
Thank you. You can hear you.
00:35
Thank you. Thank you very much.
00:39
Forrest, Charlie, Code 6-9-800.
00:42
Cyberumpfishing 1-Metro 800.
00:47
Cybermdumpfishing 1 Metro 82 of the Dundiancom shift.
00:54
N-C-2-3-SAMC2-2-3, go ahead to the stream full and clicking center.
01:02
Swarrying away.
01:05
Copy.
01:10
RESTU-704 and Middick 1303 priority 2 Charlie Stainting, going to 3904, northeast-203 Avenue on up 1.
01:21
REC 74, Medi 1303303, priority 2, Charlie Fainting, 3904, north-east,
01:27
203 Avenue on U.S.1 at 8-01.01.
01:30
So, I'll be spent time.
01:34
No, 4 in September 2,000.
01:41
719 of 64.
01:44
3.
01:52
Pension 3.
01:54
This is the same call from earlier.
01:57
A firm it is.
02:00
Is it affirmative that they want us to respond now?
02:04
Correct.
02:09
I'm sorry, thanks.
02:11
Yep, 802.
02:13
Dispass, this is FireWodge, radio check.
02:19
Firewax, reach you loud and clear.
02:24
Larry, have you met my LESA yet?
02:29
Tested the audio system only at 803.
02:36
Yeah, I'm here, mile marker 2.
02:47
Eight minutes behind that 15 minute per mile pace, so we'll give them just a little bit longer to catch up other than that, you may have to start pushing people already.
03:02
Copy.
03:07
And, uh, Myers, go ahead.
03:13
All right, Sybethi.
03:17
Yep, go ahead.
03:20
So, uh,
03:22
marathon, uh,
03:24
birthday guy got here.
03:26
The, um,
03:27
patient wants to continue on, so he's continuing on. So you probably canceled at Rick. They're going to just follow him for a little bit.
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