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Welfare Calls Questioned After Man Dies in 19-hour Wait

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Welfare Calls Questioned After Man Dies in 19-hour Wait
NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Assistant Commissioner Brett McFadden speaks to the media during a press conference in Sydney, Jan. 29, 2024. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
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7/12/2024|Updated: 7/12/2024
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Police concede it took officers a long time responding to a welfare call for an ailing elderly man, but say it’s too early to know if the 19-hour wait contributed to his death.

The 85-year-old was still breathing when police arrived at his southwest Sydney unit, but he was declared dead after CPR failed to save him.

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