BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Mercy Hospital Downtown was temporarily placed on lockdown Friday afternoon after someone called in a swatting hoax at the hospital, officials said.
The hospital received the threat and was placed on lockdown to investigate a hospital spokesperson said.
Bakersfield Police Department officers were called to the scene and swept the complex, but found the threat was not credible.
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The lockdown was lifted around 6 p.m. and regular operations resumed at the hospital, a spokesperson said.
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