As you're listening to this, it won't take you long to wonder how this person was trained or why in the world he still has a job as a 911 dispatcher for Hamilton Twp. People call 911 because they 1. Need help and 2. Need assistance on what to do. This 911 dispatcher is a complete disgrace and should have been fired for dereliction of duty. Then when this fine dispatcher testifies, he completely contradicts himself and says, "It seemed that he was rather calm, I would say," .........[blank stare]............
Listen to the 911 call in its entirety:
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Dispatcher - Ron Kronenberger
Dispatcher: 911 What is your emergency?
Ryan: (Hyperventilating, stammering and trying not to sob - Dog Barking in background)
"My wife fell asleep in the bathtub and I think she's dead" (continues to hyperventilate)
Dispatcher: What's the address?
Ryan: 5250 Crested Owl Court Morrow, OH
Dispatcher: Okay I need you to calm down for me..I can't understand the address, what was it?
Dispatcher: 5250 Crested Owl? in Hamilton Township?
Ryan: Yes, Morrow, Ohio
Dispatcher: Now what's going on?
Ryan: (speaking very fast) "She fell asleep in the bathtub I think....I was downstairs, I just came up here (panting) and she was laying face down in the bathtub.
Dispatcher: In the water?
Ryan: Yes!
Dispatcher: How old is she?
Ryan: She's 24 (still breathing fast, sobbing)
Dispatcher: And she's in the bathtub?
Yes, she's in....the water's draining right now....I tried to do everything I could I..... (crying) (1:00)
Dispatcher: Have you taken her out of the water now?
RYan: Yes the water's completely drained but she's just laying here unconscious....
Dispatcher: So she's still in the bathtub?
Ryan: Yes, Yes,
Dispatcher: Okay Okay. So...what...you drained the water out of the tub? (1:15)
Ryan: Yes
Dispatcher: How long was she in the bathtub? (1:23)
Ryan: I....I...I have....15 minutes to a half hour...somewhere in there...I was downstairs watching TV...she falls asleep in the tub all the time but....(sobbing, still breathing fast)
Dispatcher: And how are you related to her? uh...Are you her mother?....er
Ryan: I'm her...I'm her husband...
Dispatcher: Husband?
Ryan: Yes
Dispatcher: What's your name?
Ryan: Ryan Widmer
Dispatcher: Spell that last name for me Ryan
Ryan: W-I-D-M-E-R (breathing heavy)
Dispatcher: Have you tried CPR?
Ryan: Yes....as much as I could....what little bit I know..
Long pause...Ryan heard trying to hold back from crying, sobbing, hyperventilating..
Ryan: Is somebody coming? (2:23)
Dispatcher: Yeah, they're on the way Ryan...There's no way you can get her out of the bathtub?
Ryan: I can try but I have to set the phone down..
Dispatcher: Go and get her out of the bathtub and get her on a flat surface.
Ryan: Okay, Okay.....I'm dropping the phone (Sound of phone being put down) (2:39)
Sounds of Ryan struggling to get her out of tub..
Ryan: She's on a flat surface. (3:10)
Dispatcher: What's that?
Ryan: She's on a flat surface....
Dispatcher: Okay, go ahead and get back to doing CPR....try to do CPR They'll be there in a little bit, okay?
Ryan: K
Dispatcher: Is your....is your doors unlocked?
Ryan: No
Dispatcher: Are you using....Okay Run and unlock the doors so when they....they can get in....when they come back
Ryan: okay (panting) they're unlocked now.. (sirens heard in background)
Dispatcher: Okay
Ryan: We're.....I'm upstairs..(panting)
Dispatcher: You're upstairs? (3:39)
Ryan: Yeah (panting)
Dispatcher: You have more than one bathroom in the house?....er
Ryan: No, there's two but the upstairs is the only one with a bathtub
Ryan heard trying to give CPR breaths (4:02)
Dispatcher: Ry...Ryan put the phone down and try CPR for me?
Ryan: Okay....Come on baby...come on.....
Dog barks
(4:27) Sounds from Ryan as he attempts CPR
Silence.....
Tape ends 5:52
Ryan's cell phone shows call was almost 7 minutes before his cell phone hung up.
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