Monday, April 10, 2006

Mother dies after 911 call is treated as prank



A 5-year-old boy called 911 to report that his mother had collapsed in their apartment,
but an operator told him he should not be playing on the phone, and she died before help arrived.

The family of Sherrill Turner, 46, does not know whether a swifter response could have saved her life, but relatives want to know why the operator apparently treated the call as if it were a prank.

Police said the 911 response was under investigation.

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