# Emergency calls after botched Christa Pike execution released

https://mins.news/en/item/97600

- BBC News, 2026-10-13 07:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cqpvgrkp0xpyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Newly released recordings show emergency services were delayed after the failed execution of US death row inmate Christa Pike, as first responders questioned whether calls were genuine or a prank. Her defence lawyer called for help, saying Pike was alive, breathing and needed immediate life-saving care.

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