CONNELLY – Ulster County Sheriff’s deputies revived a man who was found unconscious, unresponsive and not breathing at 11:30 a.m. on Friday in a Connelly residence.
Officers responded to a 911 call of a 30-year-old man in cardiac arrest as the result of a reported heroin overdose.
Deputies administered several doses of Narcan resulting in the man beginning to breathe and regain consciousness. Emergency medical services personnel arrived and transported him to the emergency room for evaluation.
Deputies were assisted at the scene by State Police, Esopus Volunteer Ambulance Squad and Mobile Life Support Services.
