911 calls reveal half-hour delay in getting help to Christa Pike after failed execution

Newly released 911 recordings reveal a half hour delay in getting emergency help to Tennessee

death row inmate Krista Pike after her failed execution. At one point, dispatchers were told

the call was a hoax. The recordings obtained by the Associated Press show the first call came in

at 8.40 the night of September 30th, more than an hour after Pike's execution began. But the

caller couldn't provide a code to verify the emergency. And at one point, dispatchers were

told no help was needed. It took about 30 minutes before prison officials confirmed the call was

real and let first responders through the gates. Listen to the confusion here. So we have a medical

call for service at the River Bend prison saying that they carried out the execution. The subject

didn't pass away and they need an ambulance because she's not breathing normally. We are trying to find out if that is an actual thing that is happening and we need to send an ambulance

and or if you need police assistance or if this is someone that is just basically prank calling or

like swatting us. Per supervisors here at the DEC, we have been informed that it is a false call

There is no medical assistance needed at Riverbend Prison. We got a call about a failed

execution at you guys' facility, and we just call in to verify. Um, who called you? Um

or is it like a sergeant that I could speak with or a supervisor? Who called you, do you know

Um, no, we don't exactly know. Pike survived two doses of the execution drug and spent several

days on a ventilator. Her lawyers say she's now talking and walking with help. She was released

from the hospital over the weekend and returned to prison. Tennessee has paused further executions

while it reviews what went wrong. It's still unclear whether the state will try to execute Pike