Officers Revive Heroin Overdose Victim In Hopewell Junction

HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- A pair of police officers from the East Fishkill Police Department have saved the life of a 29-year-old woman who overdosed on heroin.

A pair of East Fishkill police officers recently saved the life of a woman who overdosed on heroin.
Photo Credit: *East Fishkill Police Department Facebook Page*

Jay Waitkus

08/08/2016 8:30 a.m.

Officers Austin Nichols and Dennis Mullaney responded to the overdose at a residence on Arrowhead Road in Hopewell Junction on July 24, about 8:19 p.m., according to officials.

Upon arriving, they located the victim, who was unconscious and barely breathing, police report.

Nichols and Mullaney administered a dose of Narcan, an anti-opioid medication, according to officials.

The woman shortly became semi-conscious, police report.

After being treated by the East Fishkill Rescue Squad and Mobile Life Emergency Medical Services, the victim was transported to a Poughkeepsie hospital for further treatment, according to officials.

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