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911 Michael Jackson Call: He's Not Breathing

Preliminary Coroner Report: No Indication Of Foul Play In Jackson's Death

Jackson's Personal Doctor Identified; Police Seek Him For Questioning, Tow His Car

NEW YORK (CBS) ― In a 911 call released by fire officials, a caller reports Jackson was on a bed and not breathing or responding to CPR. The unidentified caller said Jackson only was with his personal doctor at the time. The call was made 12:21 p.m. Thursday from his rented Los Angeles mansion. The pop star was later declared dead at UCLA Medical Center.

Listen To The 911 Call From Jackson's Home Listen To The 911 Call Made From Jackson's Home

TRANSCRIPT OF THE CALL


   Caller: Yes sir, I need an ambulance as soon as possible, sir.
   Dispatcher: OK, sir. Give us your address.
   Caller: It's 100 North Carolwood Drive, Los Angeles, California, 90077
   Dispatcher: You said Carolwood?
   Caller: Carolwood Drive, yes.
   Dispatcher: OK sir, what's the phone number your calling from?
   (omitted)
   Dispatcher: (inaudible) ... exactly what happened?
   Caller: Uh, I have a, we have a gentleman here that needs help and he stopped breathing. He's not breathing and we need to -- we're trying to pump him but he's not...
   Dispatcher: OK, OK, how old is he?
   Caller: He's uh, 50 years old sir.
   Dispatcher: 50? OK. He's unconscious? He's not breathing?
   Caller: Yes, he's not breathing, sir.
   Dispatcher: OK, and he's not not conscious either?
   Caller: He's not conscious sir.
   Dispatcher: OK, all right. Do you have him, is he on the floor? Where is he at right now?
   Caller: He's on the bed sir, he's on ...
   Dispatcher: OK, let's get him on the floor.
   Caller: OK.
   Dispatcher: OK, let's get him down to the floor. I'm going to help you with CPR right now, OK?
   Caller: We need ...
   Dispatcher: We're on our way there. We're on our way. I'm going to do what I can to help you over the phone. We're already on our way. Did anybody see him?
   Caller: Yes, we have a personal doctor here with him sir.
   Dispatcher: Oh you have a doctor there?
   Caller: Yes, but he's not responding to anything. No, he's not responding to CPR or anything.
   Dispatcher: Oh, OK. Well we're on our way there. If your guy's doing CPR, or instructed by a doctor he's a higher authority than me and he's there on scene. Did anybody witness what happened?
   Caller: Uh, no, just the doctor sir. The doctor's been the only one here.
   Dispatcher: OK, so did the doctor see what happened?
   Caller: Um, doctor did you see what happened? (inaudible) He's just, um, if you can please ...
   Dispatcher: We're on our way. We're on our way. I'm just passing these questions onto my, our paramedics. They're on their way there, sir.
   Caller: Thank you. He's pumping. He's pumping his chest, but he's not responding to anything sir, please.
   Dispatcher: OK, OK. We're on our way. We're less than a mile away. We'll be there shortly.
   Caller: Thank you, sir, thank you.
   Dispatcher: OK sir, call us back if you need any help.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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