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Man covered in snow flags down people on route 38Dekalb County IL

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IL-38, Illinois

A man covered in snow was seen walking eastbound on Route 38 near Webster. He was trying to flag down people for help. His phone was last tracked near the intersection of Route 38 and Leicester about 14 minutes earlier. Officers searched the area but did not find him.

Audio|Heard on: Dekalb & Southern Kane County Public Safety.
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03:4
Transcript:
00:00
Johnny 976, you have a description again on the subject?
00:06
There was a male trying to flag people down.
00:09
He was walking eastbound from near Webster, covered in snow, in jeans and a zip-up jacket.
00:14
That's all we got.
00:17
South one.
00:30
9761 check 38 from con all the way to website walking on the roadway still be in the area.
00:45
76 some purchase information his phone is tracking as a 14 minutes ago.
00:53
Just east of that intersection of 38 and Leicester, usually stops after about 10 minutes.
00:59
I don't know how updated that is.
01:02
Be on the south side of the roadway.
01:04
From what I'm seeing.
01:10
976 to cook up 20.
01:11
Do you use, what, three words no?
01:17
Negative.
01:24
104 or 032 or 23 do you use it?
01:31
But I've never tried to use it.
01:33
I can give it an intent if you want to put them in the notes.
01:40
I threw them in there.
01:41
It's going to be wires lifted in behind.
01:48
4134, 10, 15.
01:51
34, 10,
01:54
15. Very full.
01:57
County, 016.
01:58
What three words was from how long ago?
02:04
Of course you'd be a neighbor, but he's not a female was shouting no one in the power loud bang.
02:10
You heard a feeling he was shouting outside earlier and then they went to the apartment.
02:17
So that another car stopped and gave him a hat an extra pair of gloves.
02:22
I'm sure if someone else should possibly try to pick him up.
02:30
976, coming back eastbound on 138, nothing on the south side between Webster Lawrence.
02:41
24.
02:47
32 and 23, you have to probably disregard that.
02:56
Twenty-six sixty-time.
02:59
Twondix thirty-nine tonight.
03:03
All's time.

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IL-38, Illinois
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