Emergency audio tied to Mitch McConnell’s home mentioned ‘cardiac arrest’ before his hospitalization

Emergency dispatch audio from the morning of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization was released, raising new questions surrounding McConnell’s hospitalization last month.

Listen to the audio in the video player above.

Sister station WLKY obtained the emergency dispatch audio tied to an address that CBS and CNN say belongs to McConnell on the morning he was hospitalized.

During the audio, which came across the scanner around 8:30 a.m. on June 14, a dispatcher can be heard reporting a “cardiac arrest” at McConnell’s address.

The dispatcher also said that someone was “unconscious,” and a medic could also be heard saying “CPR in progress” and asking the dispatcher to notify a supervisor.

McConnell’s name was not mentioned in the audio, and WLKY has not yet been able to independently verify the identity of the unconscious person.

Around 1:30 p.m. that same day, a spokesperson for McConnell announced he had been hospitalized and was “receiving excellent care,” but has yet to give a reason why.

The next day, the spokesperson said McConnell was “fully engaged with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune also said he had spoken with McConnell and said the senator was “clearly dialed into what’s going on.”

He added that McConnell “wants to be back, but I’ll defer to his staff on when.”

WLKY also spoke to Sen. Rand Paul that day, who said he heard through the grapevine that McConnell was doing better.

McConnell last voted in the Senate on June 11.

It’s unclear whether he is still in the hospital. WLKY has asked his spokesperson if he is several times over the past week, but we have not received an answer.

We have also asked for a comment on the emergency call recording and are awaiting a response.

The former Senate majority leader has experienced a series of health-related incidents in recent years.

In March 2023, he was hospitalized after he suffered a concussion when he tripped and fell during an event in Washington, D.C.

In August that same year, he appeared to freeze mid-sentence in front of the media while conducting a press gaggle in northern Kentucky.

Another fall, this time in the Senate, sent him to the hospital in December 2024 as well.

McConnell, who is 84 years old, has represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate since 1985 and is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history.