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Person threatens to jump from bridge on Blue Ridge Parkway, Buncombe County NC

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Medical Emergency

Reported: 12/13/2025 09:41 PM

Blue Ridge Pkwy, North Carolina

According to the dispatch call, emergency responders are managing a situation where a person is threatening to jump from a bridge near mile marker 391.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Authorities have requested the shutdown of nearby interstate I-26 for safety.

Audio|Heard on: Buncombe County Fire

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01:58

Transcript:

00:00

Station 21 District 1 first response, 391.8 mile marker of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

00:04

Advising there's somebody on the bridge,

00:07

possibly going to jump.

00:09

Station 21, District 1,

00:11

first response,

00:13

391.8 mile marker in the Blue Ridge Parkway.

00:16

Advising there's somebody on the bridge that is possibly going to jump. I-26 West will be your cross street, the on-site med, mid-942.

00:37

TAC 21.

00:39

Copy TAC 21 too.

00:43

Okay, TAC 21 too.

00:57

And for I-26 shutdown due to being over the bridge,

01:01

the 26, sir, how you advise?

01:08

Chris?

01:09

On the name?

01:11

Copy branch 214.

01:13

Also, as I was, as well, did advise, they need a 26 shutdown.

01:20

And for instance, you can just watch when the owner's fault.

01:27

The advisor to call Fire Emeka is staged down below to shut down the interstate.

01:36

Take 21.

01:41

Responding.

01:46

Com, C221.

01:52

Yes, sir, if they, yes ma'am, if they want both east and westbound shut down.

01:58

Got that.

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