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Fla. officials say cell towers may be misplacing 911 calls

They said that the cell sites throughout the city automatically redirect and the calls go elsewhere

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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Questions over unanswered 911 calls between the City of Fort Myers and the county has created a lot of questions.

From the very beginning, Fort Myers city leaders and the Police Chief thought the numbers provided by the Sheriffs Office seemed inflated...not matching what they see inside their own emergency call center. And they think they may know why.

In this memo from Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott, he says from January 1st to August 25th, the county 911 communication center has had to answer nearly 10,000 calls from the City of Fort Myers, averaging 41 calls per day. Of those, he points out about seven per day required a deputy response.

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