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False alarm reported for crash detection near highway 212, Watertown SD

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Reported: 12/15/2025 05:26 AM

US-212, Watertown, SD 57201

According to the dispatch call, an emergency crash detection was reported near US Highway 212, but it was later confirmed to be a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Codington County Public Safety

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00:15

Transcript:

00:00

14, I had a call from Life 360.

00:02

They were reporting an emergency crash detection.

00:05

Well, online, they got an abort message from the person.

00:09

They were near US Highway 212.

00:12

Highway 212.

00:13

And again, they're reporting that it was a false alarm now.

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Location mentioned:

US-212, Watertown, SD 57201

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