MILWAUKEE -- Deputies with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office are being hailed for helping save the life of an overdose victim.
A news release indicates the deputies were near I-43 and McKinley Ave. around 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20 when they were flagged down by a man running toward their squad. He told the deputies his friend was overdosing in his car.
The deputies responded to the car located at 12th Street and Fond du Lac Avenue. They found the passenger initially conscious and breathing. The 29-year-old woman lost consciousness and when the deputies could not find a pulse they removed her from the car and began CPR until emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene.
Milwaukee Fire Department medical personnel gave the woman Narcan to revive her. She was taken to a nearby hospital.
Acting Sheriff Richard Schmidt issued the following statement: