Prince 911 Call Full Transcript Released [Read Text]

Prince was found unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minn., Thursday morning. The man who found him called 911, but it was too late to save the “Purple Rain” singer.

Prince 911 Call

An unidentified male at Prince’s Paisley Park estate and studio called 911 at 9:43 Thursday morning. Talking to the Carver County, Minn., Sheriff’s Office, he said, “Hi there, um, what’s the address, here? Yea we need an ambulance right now,” adding. “We have someone who is unconscious.”

Unaware of the exact address of the residence, he told the inquiring dispatcher, “Um, we’re at Prince’s house.” While trying to locate mail from which to find an address, the person on the phone stated, “Yea, we have um, yea, we have um, so, yea, um, the person is dead here. […] And the people are just distraught.”

When asked if he knew of a cause of death, the male said, “I don’t know, I don’t know.”

After it was determined that were are at Paisley Park, the caller clarified that he was with the deceased and who it was. “Yes, it’s Prince,” he said.

The call between the dispatcher and the ambulance dispatcher further revealed that by the time authorities arrived at the scene, Prince was already deceased. “You can cancel anybody going to Aubudon,” the ambulance dispatcher relayed. “Confirmed DOA.”

As of yet, it’s unknown what caused Prince’s death. There had been reports over the last week that he was suffering from flu-like symptoms. It has more recently been reported that Prince may have been hospitalized for an opiate overdose rather than a severe flu. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday morning.

Here’s the full transcript below:

Dispatcher: 911, where is your emergency?

Unidentified Male: Hi there, um, what’s the address, here? Yea we need an ambulance right now.

D: OK.

UM: We have someone who is unconscious.

D: OK, what’s the address?

UM: Um, we’re at Prince’s house.

D: OK, does anybody know the address? Is there any mail around that you could look at?

UM: Yea, yea, OK, hold on.

D: OK, your cellphone’s not going to tell me where you’re at, so I need you to find me an address.

UM: Yea, we have um, yea, we have um, so, yea, um, the person is dead here.

D: OK, get me the address please.

UM: OK, OK, I’m working on it.

D: Concentrate on that.

UM: And the people are just distraught.

D: I understand they are distraught, but —

UM: I’m working on it, I’m working on it.

D: OK, do we know how the person died?

UM: I don’t know, I don’t know.

D: OK.

UM: Um, so we’re, we’re in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and we are at the home of Prince.

D: You’re in Minneapolis?

UM: Yea, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

D: You’re sure you are in Minneapolis?

UM: That’s correct.

D: OK, have you found an address yet?

UM: Yea, um, I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry I need, I need the address here?

Unidentified Female: 7801.

Unidentified Male: 7801.

D: 7801 what?

UM: Paisley Park, we are at Paisley Park.

D: You’re at Paisley Park, OK, that’s in Chanhassen. Are you with the person who’s …

UM: Yes, it’s Prince.

D: OK.

UM: The person.

D: OK, stay on the line with me.

UM: OK

Ridgeview Ambulance dispatcher: Ambulance, Shirley.

D: Carver with the transfer for Paisley Park Studios, 78.

Ambulance dispatcher: Paisley Park Studios, OK.

D: 7801 Audubon Road.

Ambulance dispatcher: OK.

D: We have a person down, not breathing.

Ambulance dispatcher: Down, not breathing.

D: Yup.

UM: He’s, he’s —

D: We’re going to get everybody, go ahead with the transmittal sir.

(Carver County Dispatcher 2 comes on line)

Ambulance dispatcher: Yea, Kayley, this is Shirley at Ridgeview. You can cancel anybody going to Aubudon, confirmed DOA.

Dispatcher 2: OK, thank you.

Ambulance dispatcher: All right, thanks, bye.