SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities saved another life during in incident on Friday in Sedgwick County.
Just after midnight, police responded to a hotel in the 400 block of South Webb Road in Wichita for an overdose call, according to a social media report from police.
The officer arrived prior to EMS and contacted a 29-year-old man who said that he and a 26-year-old woman had taken fentanyl.
The officer located the woman unresponsive in a hotel room, and she stopped breathing.
The officer quickly administered the opioid overdose treatment Narcan, and she woke up prior to being transported to the hospital by EMS.
This is the fourth time Wichita officers have used Narcan to save a life since we began equipping them earlier this year.
The Wichita Police Department reminded the public of the dangers of illicit drug use - especially regarding an increase of counterfeit fentanyl pills being brought into Kansas and the Wichita community.
A public town hall on Fentanyl issue is scheduled for Thursday, July 14th at 6:00 p.m. at the Rhatigan Student Center on the Wichita State University Campus.