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California Officer Uses Narcan to Save Life of Overdose Victim

An officer with the Santa Barbara Police Department saved a life Monday afternoon after discovering a 32-year-old subject not breathing.

June 24, 2020

An officer with the Santa Barbara Police Department saved a life Monday afternoon after discovering a 32-year-old subject not breathing.

According to ABC News , the officer concluded that the individual was suffering from a drug overdose and administered agency-issued Narcan to revive the individual.

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Responding officers then started performing CPR and the victim began to breathe again.

EMTs then arrived at the scene and transported the patient to a nearby hospital.

The officers involved in the life-saving rescue have not been named publicly.