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Transcript of 911 call after Prince found unresponsive
"Yes, it's Prince."
Here is the transcript of the 911 emergency call after Prince was discovered unresponsive Thursday at his compound in Minnesota.
The call was received at 9:43 am (1443 GMT), according to the transcript provided by the Carver County Sheriff's Office.
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Dispatcher: 911, where is your emergency?
Unidentified Male: Hi there, um, what's the address, here? Yeah we need an ambulance right now.
D: OK.
UM: We have someone who is unconscious.
D: OK, what's the address?
UM: Um, we're at Prince's house.
D: OK, does anybody know the address? Is there any mail around that you could look at?
UM: yeah, yeah, OK, hold on.
D: OK, your cell phone's not going to tell me where you're at, so I need you to find me an address.
UM: yeah, we have um, yeah, we have um, so, yeah, um, the person is dead here.
D: OK, get me the address please.
UM: OK, OK, I'm working on it.
D: Concentrate on that.
UM: And the people are just distraught.
D: I understand that they are distraught, but...
UM: I'm working on it, I'm working on it.
D: OK, do we know how the person died?
UM: I don't know, I don't know.
D: OK.
UM: Um, so we're, we're in Minneapolis, Minnesota and we are at the home of Prince.
D: You're in Minneapolis?
UM: yeah, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
D: You're sure you are in Minneapolis?
UM: That's correct.
D: OK, have you found an address yet?
UM: yeah, um, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry I need, I need the address here?
Unidentified Female: 7801.
UM: 7801.
D: 7801 what?
UM: Paisley Park, we are at Paisley Park.
D: You're at Paisley Park, OK, that's in Chanhassen. Are you with the person who's...
UM: Yes, it's Prince.
D: OK.
UM: The person.
D: OK, stay on the line with me.
UM: OK
(phone ringing)
Ambulance dispatcher: Ambulance, Shirley.
D: Carver with the transfer for Paisley Park Studios, 78.
AD: Paisley Park Studios, OK.
D: 7801 Audubon Road.
AD: OK.
D: We have a person down, not breathing.
AD: Down, not breathing.
D: Yup.
UM: He's, he's...
D: We're going to get everybody, go ahead with the transmittal sir.
Dispatcher 2: Dispatch Kayley
AD: Yea, Kayley, this is Shirley at Ridgeview. You can cancel anybody going to Audubon, confirmed DOA.
D2: OK, thank you.
AD: All right, thanks, bye.
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