Iowa farmer calls 911 after his wife is found impaled by a common farm tool | Forensic Files

she's not responsible i don't know if she tripped i don't know she was halfway out the door i sent my
phone over to check on her yelling at me and i she looks gone okay um we'll get an ambulance for him
just a second um yeah i'm headed there i scratched her and you're in the truck okay you're headed to the hospital and
she's in your vehicle yes and there's no point can you pull over i can't okay how about you pull over
did you not do anything jesus there's nothing okay what what is your name sir todd
you feel anything amy amy amy okay sir what what happened that she's not conscious or breathing
she fell on a fork i absolutely was getting a fork out of her it was an old fork sitting in somewhere
and then she was halfway out of the barn like i was calling to get out and then twist and yell and i ran over there and
she's laying there she's not responding okay come on sir do you feel comfortable uh
doing cpr i can try i'll try anything is she flat on the are you able to get her flat across maybe the seat
one two come on come on

On a chilly November morning, a call came in to the Delaware County, Iowa, 911 call center from a frantic Todd Mullis, saying his wife, Amy, was found unresponsive with a corn rake sticking out of her back and he was driving her to the hospital. The farmer said she fell on the farm tool, but is that what really happened?

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Brief Summary

A woman is unconscious after an accident; urgency and confusion unfold during the emergency call.

Key points

Emergency Response. A frantic call reveals a serious accident involving a woman and a fork.
Desperate CPR Attempt. The caller is urged to perform CPR as time runs out.

Episode highlights

Emergency ResponseA frantic call reveals a serious accident involving a woman and a fork.“She's not conscious or breathing.”0:55Sep 25, 2020

Episode quotes

She's not conscious or breathing.

A critical moment in the emergency call.

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