A woman suffering life-threatening injuries after falling from her bike claims that when her husband tried to call 911, no one answered the phone.
MARION COUNTY —
"I was alone on that road for 7-10 minutes without anybody. Just negotiating with God to say, I’ve had a great life, and if this is going to be it, this is going to be it," said Petty."We've had really great weather. My husband and I love riding. We just took a little stroll on our back road and low and behold dumb mistake, I had a pretty traumatic bike accident. I really broke a lot of things on the left side.
Her husband finally made it back to her. While they were discussing the best possible way to get her in the car and to the hospital, her prayers were answered. "There are like over 6,000 views on this post on this Nextdoor App and hundreds of stories who have tried to call 911and they're put on hold," said Petty.
A representative for Marion County's 911 Dispatch Center said, “When people call 911, they should stay on the line until they are connected with an operator. If someone keeps hanging up and calling, they’ll keep getting moved to the back of the call queue."
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