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The emotional 911 call made by a maintenance worker after discovering the bodies of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa has been released.
On Thursday, TMZ obtained audio of an employee frantically pleading for the dispatcher to send first responders to the New Mexico home.
The man, whose name was redacted, told the operator that he “found two or one deceased person[s] inside a house.”
“Please send somebody really quick,” he begged.
The emotional 911 call regarding Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s deaths has been released. Getty Images
A maintenance worker found the couple deceased in their home on Wednesday. BACKGRID
As the dispatcher put him on hold to call for the paramedics, the caller began crying while repeatedly saying, “Damn.”
However, the man didn’t seem to have a personal connection to Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 64, as he could not tell the dispatchers any personal details about them.
“[It’s] a female and a male probably. I don’t know, sir. Just send somebody up here really quick,” he said.
The caller also added that he had “no idea” if the two were “awake” or “breathing” because he “was not inside the house” with them.
“[The house] is closed. It’s locked. I can’t go in,” he said. “But I see that she is lying down on the floor from the window.”
He insisted they were not “awake” or “alert” and saw no signs of movement.
“No, dude, they’re not moving!” he said while growing increasingly concerned. “Just send somebody out here really quick!”
The man suggested that the worker for the gated community where the couple lived and instructed the officers to meet him at the front entrance.
This story is developing…
