Ohio dispatcher under internal review after calling 911 caller a 'little liar' in near drowning
he Clark County Sheriff’s Office has launched an internal investigation into a dispatcher after a complaint was filed against them in regards to a how a particular 911 call was handled this week.
On Monday, dispatchers several received 911 calls reporting that multiple people were stuck on Mad River, near Eagle City Road, and needed help getting out of the water.
In one 911 call, the dispatcher under investigation can be heard calling the 911 caller a “little liar.”
“No, I’m actually trying to see where you’re at because you’re a little liar,” the dispatcher said in the 911 call obtained through a public records request.
It was that comment that led to the internal investigation and the dispatcher being placed on administrative leave.
In other 911 calls from the incident, dispatchers worked to the panicked group stay as calm as possible.
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During the chaos of the rescue, dispatchers had to work to find out where exactly the stranded group was.
“I don’t know. We’re in the river. We’re about to drown,” one 911 caller said.
A dispatcher then asked what river they were in and the caller said they were by Forest Lake. It was after that response that another dispatcher, who is now on leave, made the comment to one of the people stranded, calling them a “little liar.”
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