Emergency Call of Only Groans Leads to Rescue of Elderly Stroke Victim

Fire authorities quickly responded to an emergency call consisting only of repeated groans and successfully rescued an elderly person who had collapsed from a stroke.

According to the Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters today (July 26), an emergency call came into the 119 General Situation Room of the Gyeonggi Northern Headquarters on the afternoon of the 10th.

The person on the other end of the line did not provide any specific details, only making a painful sounding "ah" noise.

After the call disconnected, 119 called back, and the caller answered and repeated the same sound.

The situation room officer determined that this was not a simple misdial, but rather an emergency situation, and requested a joint response from the police.

After pinpointing the caller's address, the police and fire authorities searched the apartment by asking residents and a nearby church before locating the home.

Rescuers then used a ladder truck to enter the apartment through a window and rescued a person in their 80s, identified as A.

It was found that person A, who was unable to speak due to the aftereffects of a stroke, had fallen from the bed and called 119 for help.

The Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters selected this case, where the location of a caller unable to communicate verbally was tracked in cooperation with related agencies to effect a rescue, as the "Best 119 Situation Management Case for the Second Quarter of 2026."
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