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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Graig Graziosi

Arizona man dies after phone and internet service outage prevents neighbors from calling 911

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An Arizona man died after a phone and internet outage prevented his neighbors from calling 911 — or anyone else — to help him with a medical emergency.

St John's Police told The Arizona Republic that a 74-year-old man died on his way to the hospital after a pair of bystanders managed to flag down a passing ambulance in their town.

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