Man alive after three doses of Narcan

GILLETTE (WNE) — A 26-year-old man regained a pulse after three doses of Narcan Saturday morning.
 
Deputies responded to a call of a possible overdose in the 300 Block of Boxelder Road at about 7 a.m. Dispatchers could hear breathing on the line and the woman who called in began CPR, Undersheriff Quentin Reynolds said.
 
When deputies arrived, the 26-year-old was blue, not breathing and had no pulse. They gave him one dose of Narcan and CPR with no response. A second dose was given along with CPR and the man had light breaths.
 
Police officers arrived and gave the man a third dose with continued CPR and the man began to breathe more and had a strong pulse. He was taken to the hospital and deputies cleared from the scene.
 
This story was published on Feb. 6, 2023.