CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A stabbing was reported to have occurred Monday night at Austin Park in Clearlake.
The incident was first reported just after 10 p.m., when firefighters were dispatched to the lake side of the park, which is located at 14077 Lakeshore Drive.
There were no details immediately available about the identity of the stabbing victim, who had been wounded in the chest, according to reports from the scene.
Several Lake County Fire Protection District units responded to the scene, with an air ambulance being requested to respond to transport the victim, radio reports indicated.
A landing zone was set up at Austin Park, across from the Clearlake Police Department, with REACH 1 landing at about 10:45 p.m., according to radio reports.
REACH 1 reported lifting off at approximately 11:07 p.m., en route to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Five minutes after REACH had departed, firefighters were dispatched back to Austin Park, to the same location where the stabbing victim had been located, on the report of a person having an asthma attack.
Paramedics reported leaving the scene shortly before 11:40 p.m., with the patient being released to the Clearlake Police Department.
Additional details about the incident will be published as they become available.
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