Emergency call about Christa Pike’s botched execution released

Loading the video USA Video. Emergency call about Christa Pike’s botched execution released Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 13/10/2026 - 13:05 GMT+2 Newly released 911 recordings reveal confusion and delays in the emergency response after Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt at a Tennessee prison on September 30. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The recordings show dispatchers initially questioning whether the emergency call was genuine, with prison officials later confirming that medical assistance was needed. Pike, 50, received at least two doses of pentobarbital but remained alive. Emergency responders were allowed into the prison about 30 minutes after the initial call. She was hospitalised and placed on a ventilator before regaining consciousness and beginning to speak last week, according to her lawyers. Christa Pike ambulance Emergency Execution Top stories Now playing Next Emergency call about Christa Pike’s botched execution released Now playing Next US actress Selma Blair arrested after in-flight altercation Now playing Next Russia pounds Kharkiv and Lviv region with missiles and drones, killing three civilians Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 13th, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next Pakistan: Passenger train derailment kills at least five, injures more than 30 Now playing Next Ceuta awaits King Felipe after summer migration crisis Now playing Next US theme park Six Flags shuts nine roller coasters after fatality Now playing Next Hochvogel mountain at risk of major rockslide Now playing Next Fire totally destroys oldest covered food market in Paris Now playing Next Spain national day: 4,380 troops and 82 aircraft take part in parade Now playing Next Trump claims Ukraine-Russia energy ceasefire as Baltics stay on alert Now playing Next Nepal orders evacuations after landslide triggers Budhi Gandaki flash flood Now playing Next EU sovereignty is ‘a need’ in the space, Sateliot CEO says Now playing Next Europe Today: NATO warns Russia amid escalating hybrid attacks from Moscow Now playing Next Belgium: 9 minors arrested as clashes erupt near Brussels-Midi Now playing Next 'People survive on one meal a day': Oleshky official warns against giving Russia more territory ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT World News CCTV shows moment of strike at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh South Korea North Korea fires 'several ballistic missiles' into Sea of Japan, Seoul's military says Saudi Arabia Houthis claim further Riyadh airport attacks as Saturday’s death toll rises to 13 Saudi Arabia 12 killed and more than 300 wounded in attack on Riyadh airport Europe News NATO will adjust defences 'as needed' after Black Sea strikes, Mark Rutte says Cinema ‘We’re not waiting anymore’: Media mogul Mo Abudu opens a new hub for African cinema in London Culture news RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at age 34 Health news Can AI help healthcare move from treatment to prevention? Economy Citroën's iconic 2CV returns as an all-electric model Europe News French investigators use DNA and vehicle tracking to solve stolen Renoirs case No Comment Spain: National Day highlights territorial unity from Barcelona to Ceuta Europe News NATO commander unveils strategy to make any attack on alliance ‘utterly futile’ ADVERTISEMENT Tech News Greece's social media ban for under-15s: What you need to know No Comment Paris’s oldest covered food market gutted by major overnight fire Cult Explore the patterns of Qatar’s visual identity and architectural language Business Gijs de Best urges shared enforcement to curb illicit trade Smart Regions Agios Efstratios: the first Greek island to get all its electricity from renewables Europe News Ukraine passes minority rights law, paving way for breakthrough in EU accession talks Europe News Video shows major fire ravaging 400-year-old Paris food market Europe News What we know about Pope Leo XIV's upcoming operation to remove lung nodule ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT