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Q.
So a call was made to California?
A.
Uh-huh.
Q.
And who was the Staff member that took that call?
A.
Roman Gaessauer, G-a—e—s-s--a-u-e-r.
Q. And do you remember, was that a late night call?
A.
Well, it was late night in Florida. It seemed to
be between about 7:00 or 8:00 p.m. L.A. time. Definitely
after 7:00, I think it was before 8:00.
 
Q.
All right. And the information was -- was what?
What was that information?
 
A.
At that point, there was a woman who had been
staying at the Fort Harrison to destimulate, who had been —-
who had a mental episode. She had gotten ill suddenly and
was taken to the hospital and didn’t make it. That was
really all we knew.
 
There was a suggestion maybe she had gone downhill
as a result of some sort of infectious or contagious
disease, which concerned me, because there was a lot of
people here at the Base in Florida. So that was my
immediate focus, along with finding out what happened to
her. You know, how did this happen.
 
Q.
Is that standard protocol for somebody that’s —— I
mean, what guidelines do you have for Clearwater Flag
calling L.A. and informing L.A., hey, there’s something
something you need to know about? How do you know that?

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