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Lower Township Police Administer CPR to Motorist Following Drug Overdose

 

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ERMA — On Wed., Oct. 27 at approximately 4:10 p.m., Lower Township Patrol Officer C. J. Ryan was flagged down by a hysterical female driver of a gold, 1998 Dodge Durango on Star Avenue in the Township’s Villas section.
The woman was frantic and advised the officer that her friend, who was lying in the back seat of her motor vehicle, was not breathing.
At this time, the Lower Township Rescue Squad was dispatched to the area as well.
Ryan then checked on a white male in his 30’s who was found to be unconscious and unresponsive and not breathing in the rear of the motor vehicle.
Ryan was then assisted at the scene by Patrol Officer Chris Lambert and S/0. Joseph Gamble.
The Officers removed the male from the vehicle and upon determining that the victim had no pulse, immediately initiated CPR.
Upon arriving, the Lower Township Rescue Squad continued resuscitation efforts on the victim.
Additional investigation by Police Officers at the scene, determined that the victim had ingested Fentenol.
Paramedics arrived on scene and administered narcan to the victim.
The victim was revived following resuscitation efforts and was subsequently transported to Cape Regional Medical Center.
Neighbors in the area advised police officers that a white male and a black male were observed exiting the motor vehicle and were screaming that they had to get their friend into a shower right away.
The two male subjects then fled the area on foot prior to police arrival.
Following resuscitation efforts, the male victim made a complete recovery and the incident is currently under investigation by the Lower Township Detective Bureau.

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